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Hydrophilic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Having an affinity for water; readily absorbing or dissolving in water.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Same as hydrophil.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water

Word Usage

"That's because when the titanium oxide interacts with sunlight it also creates what is called a hydrophilic surface that allows water to cascade off the panel in sheets rather than bead up."

Equivalent

deliquescent

Antonym

hydrophobic

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Cyrillic acrylic amphophilic basophilic carboxylic

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

uncharged nonpolar cationic siliconic bio-based