hydrophobic
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
Related & opposite
- hydrophilic antonym
- hydrophobicity derivation
- chemistry domain topic
Sense 2 adjective
abnormally afraid of water
Related & opposite
- aquaphobia derivation
- afraidp similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | hydrophilic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hydrophobicity |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | aquaphobia |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | afraidp |