1) Abnormally afraid of water 2) Lacking affinity for water
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1) Afraid 2) Aquaphobic 3) Rabid
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hydrophobicity; hydrophobic group. A nonpolar molecule or group that has little affinity for water. Hydrophobic groups on molecules in solution tend to turn in on themselves or clump together with other hydrophobic groups because they are unable to disrupt the network of strong hydrogen bonds in the water around them.
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• (a.) Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.
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not readily absorbing water, or being adversely affected by water, as a hydrophobic colloid.
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Lacking an affinity for water.
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From the greek words for water (something like hydro) and fear (something like phobos). A compound is hydrophobic if it is 'hates' water and will not dissolve in it. Having little hydrogen bonding capacity and no charge makes a molecule hydrophobic. Most organic molecules, such as hexane, triolein, and styrene are hydrophobic. Opposite of hydrophil...
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Lacking an affinity for, repelling, orfailing to absorb or adsorb water. Contrast with hydrophilic.
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<chemistry> Not readily absorbing water or being adversely affected by water, as a hydrophobic colloid. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(hi″dro-fo´bik) repelling water; insoluble in water; not readily absorbing water. rabid.
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Lacking an affinity for, repelling, orfailing to absorb or adsorb water. Contrast with hydrophilic
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Compounds that repel water.
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Hydro = wate r, phobic = hating; substances which are hydrophobic will not dissolve in water.
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Having a strong aversion for water.
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Opposite of hydrophilic. Water repelling.
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tending to repel water
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Hy`dro·phob'ic adjective [ Latin
hydrophobicus , Greek ...: confer French
hydrophobique .] Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as,
hydrophobic symptoms; the
hydrophobic poison.
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(hi;druo-fo;bik) Denoting a substance that repels, and that is repelled by, water; "water fearing."
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Having no affinity for or is repellent to water. The quality of beading water on a substrate.
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Having a strong aversion for water.
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A nonpolar molecule or group that has little affinity for water. Hydrophobic groups on molecules in solution tend to turn in on themselves or clump together with other hydrophobic groups because they are unable to disrupt the network of strong hydrogen bonds in the water around them. See also: Water.
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aquaphobic adjective abnormally afraid of water
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lacking affinity for water; tending to repel or not to absorb water. Water very dry soil slowly with the nozzle moving side to side so the soil has a chance to hydrate, thus absorb.
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lacking affinity for water; tending to repel or not to absorb water. Water very dry soil slowly with the nozzle moving side to side so the soil has a chance to hydrate, thus absorb.
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of or pertaining to hydrophobia. · having little or no affinity for water. Cf. oleophilic.
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