hydrophilic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hydrophilic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	hydrophilic	having a strong affinity for water

hydrophilic > pronunciation
Sounds	hhay.drahfih'lihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *hydrophilic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water.
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Narrower	deliquescent	(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid / liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
Opposite	hydrophobic	lacking affinity for water
Spanish	hidrofílico, hidrófilo
Catalan	hidròfil

HyperDic: hydrophilic