hydrophobic

hydrophobic

English

Etymology 1

hydrophobia +‎ -ic

Adjective

hydrophobic (not comparable)

1. 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)

1. (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