hydrophobe

English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ -phobe

Noun

hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)

(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material

Derived terms

hydrophobic
superhydrophobe

Translations

hydrophobic compound or material

Italian: idrofobo (it) m
Polish: hydrofob (pl) m

French

Pronunciation

^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.dʁɔ.fɔb/
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Adjective

hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)

hydrophobic (lacking an affinity for water)

Noun

hydrophobe m or f by sense (plural hydrophobes)

hydrophobe

Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hydrophobe

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

Latin

Adjective

hydrophobe

vocative masculine singular of hydrophobus

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