hydrophobicity

hy·dro·pho·bic

H0348500 (hī′drə-fō′bĭk)adj.1. Repelling, tending not to combine with, or incapable of dissolving in water.2. Of or exhibiting hydrophobia.

hy′dro·pho·bic′i·ty (-bĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

hydrophobicity

(ˌhaɪdrəfəʊˈbɪsɪtɪ) n (Chemistry) the property of repelling water rather than absorbing it or dissolving in it

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hydrophobicity - the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb waterproperty - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

hydrophobicity

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noun the property of being water-repellent

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