lyophobe

English

Etymology

lyo- +‎ -phobe, c. 1900, US, perhaps from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French lyophobe (“lyophobic”).

Noun

lyophobe (plural lyophobes)

1. (chemistry) a lyophobic substance

Antonyms

• lyophile

Adjective

lyophobe (comparative more lyophobe, superlative most lyophobe)

1. (chemistry) lyophobic
   • 1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148:

     As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell.

Synonyms

• lyophobic

Antonyms

• lyophile
• lyophilic

Anagrams

• hypobole