hydrophilic

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

hydrophilic (comparative more hydrophilic, superlative most hydrophilic)

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.
Synonym: hydrophobic

Related terms

Translations

having an affinity for water

Chinese:
Mandarin: 親水性／亲水性 (zh) (qīnshuǐxìng)
Danish: hydrofil (da), vandelskende
Finnish: hydrofiilinen (fi)
French: hydrophile (fr)
German: hydrophil (de)
Greek: υδρόφιλος (el) (ydrófilos)
Hungarian: hidrofil (hu)
Icelandic: vatnssækinn m, vatnsfíkinn m
Italian: idrofilo (it)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: avxwaz (ku)
Polish: hydrofilowy m
Portuguese: hidrofílico m
Russian: гидрофи́льный (ru) (gidrofílʹnyj)
Spanish: hidrofílico
Tagalog: tubighigumin
Ukrainian: гідрофільний (hidrofilʹnyj)

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