hydrophobic

English

Etymology 1

hydrophobia +‎ -ic

Adjective

hydrophobic (not comparable)

Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies).

Related terms

(hydrophobia): aquaphobic

Translations

of, or having, hydrophobia

Finnish: raivotautinen (fi)
French: hydrophobe (fr)

Irish: hidreafóbach
Italian: idrofobo (it) m

Etymology 2

hydrophobe +‎ -ic

Adjective

hydrophobic (comparative more hydrophobic, superlative most hydrophobic)

(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Antonyms

(lacking an affinity for water): hydrophilic

Derived terms

superhydrophobic

Related terms

oleophobic, hydrophobe

Translations

lacking an affinity for water

Chinese:
Mandarin: 疏水性
Czech: hydrofobní
Danish: hydrofob (da), vandskyende
Finnish: hydrofobinen (fi)
French: hydrophobe (fr)
German: hydrophob (de)

Hungarian: hidrofób
Italian: idrofobo (it) m
Polish: hydrofobowy m
Russian: гидрофобный (ru) (gidrofobnyj)
Spanish: hidrófobo
Tagalog: tubigsikwayin

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