hydrophobe
English
Etymology
hydro- + -phobe
Noun
hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)
- (chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material
Derived terms
- hydrophobic
- superhydrophobe
Translations
hydrophobic compound or material
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French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.dʁɔ.fɔb/
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Adjective
hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)
- hydrophobic (lacking an affinity for water)
Noun
hydrophobe m or f by sense (plural hydrophobes)
- hydrophobe
Further reading
- “hydrophobe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
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Adjective
hydrophobe
- inflection of hydrophob:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Adjective
hydrophobe
- vocative masculine singular of hydrophobus