HYDROPHOBIC


Meaning of HYDROPHOBIC in English

— hydrophobicity /huy'dreuh foh bis"i tee/ , n.

/huy'dreuh foh"bik/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to hydrophobia.

2. Chem. having little or no affinity for water. Cf. oleophilic .

[ 1640-50; HYDROPHOBE + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .