hydrophobe

[ hahy-druh-fohb ]
/ ˈhaɪ drəˌfoʊb /

noun Chemistry.

a hydrophobic substance.

Origin of hydrophobe

First recorded in 1920–25; hydro-1 + -phobe

Words nearby hydrophobe

hydroperoxide, hydrophane, hydrophilia, hydrophilic, hydrophilous, hydrophobe, hydrophobia, hydrophobic, hydrophone, hydrophyllaceous, hydrophyte

Example sentences from the Web for hydrophobe

  • If water be the continuous phase the terms "hydrophile" and "hydrophobe" are often used.

    Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett

  • I reached the wharf and jumped into a boat; the unhappy Blanchard, who is a hydrophobe, followed me.

    The Cross of Berny |Emile de Girardin