hydrophobic

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Lacking affinity for water. See lyophobic.

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Property of paper or other material that repels water. See also absorption.

Hydro (water) phobic (from phobia, to hate). Hydrophobic describes a product that does not mix with water and is oil soluble and non-polar. A hydrophobic product is likely to be lipophilic.

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1. tending not to dissolve in water; having a low affinity for water; not readily mixing with or wetted by water.
2. nonpolar. Compare hydrophilic. See also lyophobic.

—hydrophobicity n.

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1. pertaining to hydrophobia (rabies).
2. repelling water; insoluble in water; not readily absorbing water.

• h. interaction — interaction of nonpolar (un-ionizable) hydrocarbon molecules forced together because of stronger water–water interaction.
• h. signal peptides — 15 to 30 amino acids located at or near the N-terminus of a protein that always includes a hydrophobic core of at least eight nonpolar amino acids, found in proteins that are synthesized on membrane bound ribosomes and destined for export from the cell.

For a list of words related to hydrophobic, see:

• Chemical Properties and Reactions - hydrophobic: (adj) not attracted to or interacting with water

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See words rhyming with "hydrophobic."

Common misspelling(s) of hydrophobic

• hydropobic