hydrophobe
/hahy-druh-fohb/US // ˈhaɪ drəˌfoʊb //
恐水症患者,恐高症患者,憎水者,恐水症者
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : a hydrophobic substance.
Examples
I reached the wharf and jumped into a boat; the unhappy Blanchard, who is a hydrophobe, followed me.
If water be the continuous phase the terms "hydrophile" and "hydrophobe" are often used.
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