Hydrophobic
adjective
Non-interactive with water; repels water.
The hydrophobic coat on the jacket repelled the rain.
Often appears as...
- hydrophobic coating
- hydrophobic surface
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Not liking or wanting to be near water.
The cat is hydrophobic; it hates any contact with water.
Often appears as...
- hydrophobic animals
- hydrophobic behaviour
adjective
Non-interactive with water; repels water.
The hydrophobic coat on the jacket repelled the rain.
Often appears as...
- hydrophobic coating
- hydrophobic surface
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Not liking or wanting to be near water.
The cat is hydrophobic; it hates any contact with water.
Often appears as...
- hydrophobic animals
- hydrophobic behaviour
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Use
Used often in sciences like chemistry and physics to describe molecules or materials.
The hydrophobic end of the detergent molecule avoids water.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Property
Describes materials that are used to repel water in various applications.
Hydrophobic sprays are used to waterproof fabrics.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Speech
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe someone's aversion to something.
He's hydrophobic about taking risks.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Use
Used often in sciences like chemistry and physics to describe molecules or materials.
The hydrophobic end of the detergent molecule avoids water.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Property
Describes materials that are used to repel water in various applications.
Hydrophobic sprays are used to waterproof fabrics.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Speech
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe someone's aversion to something.
He's hydrophobic about taking risks.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Use
Used often in sciences like chemistry and physics to describe molecules or materials.
The hydrophobic end of the detergent molecule avoids water.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Property
Describes materials that are used to repel water in various applications.
Hydrophobic sprays are used to waterproof fabrics.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Speech
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe someone's aversion to something.
He's hydrophobic about taking risks.
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Video examples
Keith Schacht & Zach...
one of the items in it was the hydrophobic sand -- the sand that doesn't get wet. He said that he was playing with it with his son. And you know, his son was mesmerized, because he would dunk it in the water, he would take it out and it was bone dry. A few weeks later, he said that his son was playing with a lock of his mother's hair, and he noticed
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Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
from an incredibly high temperature and dehydration dehydration will also play an enormous role because as I said the animals hydrophobic it doesn't like water it's afraid of water I'm just gonna focus quite hard while
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Which is better: Soap or...
this is called the hydrophobic effect. This outer structure helps the molecular machinery of the virus break through cellular membranes and hijack our cells. But it has thousands upon thousands of weak points
Video examples
Keith Schacht & Zach...
one of the items in it was the hydrophobic sand -- the sand that doesn't get wet. He said that he was playing with it with his son. And you know, his son was mesmerized, because he would dunk it in the water, he would take it out and it was bone dry. A few weeks later, he said that his son was playing with a lock of his mother's hair, and he noticed
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
from an incredibly high temperature and dehydration dehydration will also play an enormous role because as I said the animals hydrophobic it doesn't like water it's afraid of water I'm just gonna focus quite hard while
Video examples
Which is better: Soap or...
this is called the hydrophobic effect. This outer structure helps the molecular machinery of the virus break through cellular membranes and hijack our cells. But it has thousands upon thousands of weak points
Example 1 of 3
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