hydrophobic

• IPA^(key): /haɪdɹəˈfəʊbɪk/

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• Hyphenation: hy‧dro‧pho‧bic

From hydrophobia +‎ -ic.

hydrophobic (not comparable)

1. Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies).

• (hydrophobia): aquaphobic

From hydrophobe +‎ -ic.

hydrophobic (comparative more hydrophobic, superlative most hydrophobic)

1. (physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

   Synonym: water-fearing

• (antonym(s) of “lacking an affinity for water”): hydrophilic

• oleophobic, hydrophobe