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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. 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.