hydrophobe

English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ -phobe

Noun

hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)

1. (chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material

Derived terms

• hydrophobic
• superhydrophobe

Translations

hydrophobic compound or material

• Italian: idrofobo (it) m
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French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.dʁɔ.fɔb/

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Adjective

hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)

1. hydrophobic (lacking an affinity for water)

Noun

hydrophobe m or f (plural hydrophobes)

1. hydrophobe

Further reading

• “hydrophobe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Adjective

hydrophobe

1. inflection of hydrophob:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) hydrophobe

1. vocative masculine singular of hydrophobus