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Hydrophobic

Definitions: Hydrophobic

Hydrophobic

Adjective

1. (chemistry) lacking affinity for water; tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water.

2. Abnormally afraid of water.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Hydrophobic \Hy`dro*phob"ic\, adjective. [Latin expression hydrophobicus: compare to the French expression hydrophobique.]. (Websters 1913)


Specialty Definitions: Hydrophobic

DomainDefinitions

Chemistry

To coat the individual fibers with a water-resistant or hydrophobic film and obtain a fabric which allow the passage of air; perspiration and water vapor, but which will prevent the pas sage of liquid water. Source: European Union. (references)

Environment

Having a strong aversion for water. (references)

Food & Agriculture

Of colloids having little attraction for water, readily flocculated by electrolytes, and not thickening to a gel. Source: European Union. (references)

Health

Not readily absorbing water, or being adversely affected by water, as a hydrophobic colloid. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Hydrophobic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Hydrophobic species, or hydrophobes, tend to be electrically neutral and nonpolar, and thus preferring other neutral and nonpolar solvents or molecular environments. Hydrophobic is often used interchangeably with "oily" or "lipophilic".

Examples of hydrophobic molecules include the alkanes.

Compare: hydrophilic, hydrophobia.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hydrophobic."

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Synonym: Hydrophobic

Synonym: aquaphobic (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: hydrophilic (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Hydrophobic

Specialty definitions using "hydrophobic": air-sparged hydrocyclone, Antibody AffinityDetergentsGlycerophospholipidsisoprenoid, isoprenoid lipid, isoprenoidsNeprilysin, Nucleic Acid DenaturationProteolipidsvacuum method. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Hydrophobic

DomainTitle

Books

  • Exploring Qsar: Hydrophobic, Electronic, and Steric Constants (Acs Professional Reference Book) (reference)

  • Hydrophobic Interaction (reference)

  • The Hydrophobic Effect (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Hydrophobic

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Eye dropper water test to see if a soil is hydrophobic. Credit: USDA.

Arlene Tugl and Ken Scheffey, NRCS, Soil Scientists checking for hydrophobic soils. Credit: USDA.

Ken Scheffey, NRCS, Soil Scientist checks for hydrophobic soils in the Santa Fe NF, NM afterthe Cerro Grande Fire. Credit: USDA.

Hydrophobic soils occur after a fire where water will not penetrate the soil. Credit: USDA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Hydrophobic

"Hydrophobic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Hydrophobic" is used about 89 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%8934,931

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Hydrophobic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

hydrophobic

27

hydrophobic interaction

7

chromatography hydrophobic interaction

4

hydrophobic leather

3

hydrophobic soil

3

acrylic hydrophilic hydrophobic leak polyurethane resin seal stop water

3

ceramic coating hydrophobic

2

hydrophobic coating

2

hydrophobic amino acid

2

hydrophilic hydrophobic

2
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Modern Translations: Hydrophobic

Language Translations for "hydrophobic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏مسعور (crazy, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, mad, rabid, wild). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

疏水. (various references)

   

Danish

  

hydrofob (hydrophobe, water-repellent). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hydrofoob (hydrophobe, water-repellent). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

hydrofobinen (hydrophobe), vettä karttava (hydrophobe). (various references)

   

French

  

hydrophobe (hydrophobe). (various references)

   

German

  

hydrophob (hydrophobe, water-repellent). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υδρόφοβος (hydrophobe, water-repellent), υδρόφοβο (hydrophobe), υδροφόβοσ, λυόφοβο (hydrophobe), ο μη απορροφών το ύδωρ (hydrophobe), ο της υδροφοβίας (hydrophobe). (various references)

   

Italian

  

idrofobo (rabid). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

疎水性 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

そすいせい. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

소수성. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ydrophobichay

   

Portuguese

  

hidrofóbico (rabid), hidrófugo (hydrophobe, water-repellent), hidrófobo (mad, rabid), hidrófobo. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

hidrófobo (hydrophobe). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

hydrofob (hydrophobe, water-repellent). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

хворий на водобоязнь (hydrophobe). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Hydrophobic

Derivations

Words beginning with "hydrophobic": hydrophobicities, hydrophobicity. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Hydrophobic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hydrophonic, hydrophoric, hyudrophobic, pyrophoric. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Hydrophobic"

Words rhyming with "hydrophobic" (pronounced 'Hy`dro*phob"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Hydrophobic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-d-h-h-i-o-o-p-r-y"

-2 letters: chiropody.

-3 letters: choirboy, hydropic.

-4 letters: choroid, ochroid, pibroch.

-5 letters: brooch, broody, chirpy, corody, droopy, hybrid, hydric, orchid, orphic, phobic, rhodic.

 Words containing the letters "b-c-d-h-h-i-o-o-p-r-y"
 

+3 letters: hydrophobicity.

 

+5 letters: hydrophobicities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Hydrophobic


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 79 64 72 6F 70 68 6F 62 69 63

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01111001 01100100 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 01101111 01100010 01101001 01100011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0079 0064 0072 006F 0070 0068 006F 0062 0069 0063

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4291708481827481687569

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese;
Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch;
Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
Grieks, Griek, ‏الإغريقي, ‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek;
Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, ‏شخص إيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏الإيطالي, ‏إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian;
korean, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean;
Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
乌克兰, for Ukranian;