/luy'euh fil"ik/ , adj. Physical Chem.
noting a colloid the particles of which have a strong affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
Also, lyophile /luy"euh fuyl'/ .
[ 1910-15; lyo- (comb. form repr. Gk lýein to loose, dissolve, set free; see -O-) + -PHILIC ]