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hydrophobic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hydrophobic \Hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. [L. hydrophobicus Gr ?: cf F. hydrophobique.] Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hydrophobic adj 1: (chemistry) lacking affinity for water; tending not to dissolve in mix with or be wetted by water [ant: {hydrophilic}] 2: abnormally afraid of water [syn: {aquaphobic}]
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