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Webster 1913 Edition
Hydrophobic
Hyˊdro-phob′ic
,Adj.
[L.
hydrophobicus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. hydrophobique
.] Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies;
as,
hydrophobic
symptoms; the hydrophobic
poison.Definition 2024
hydrophobic
hydrophobic
English
Adjective
hydrophobic (not comparable)
- Of, or having hydrophobia (rabies).
Related terms
- (hydrophobia): aquaphobic
Translations
of, or having, hydrophobia
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Etymology 2
hydrophobe + -ic
Adjective
hydrophobic (comparative more hydrophobic, superlative most hydrophobic)
Related terms
- (lacking an affinity for water): hydrophobe
Derived terms
- (lacking an affinity for water): superhydrophobic
Antonyms
- (lacking an affinity for water): hydrophilic
Related terms
- (lacking an affinity for water): oleophobic
Translations
lacking an affinity for water
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