| Pronunciation: | | `hIdru'fowbik
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] abnormally afraid of water
- [adj] (chemistry) lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
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HYDROPHOBIC is a 11 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | afraid(p), aquaphobic |
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| | Antonyms: | | hydrophilic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. ?: cf.
F. hydrophobique.]
Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by
rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Exhibiting hydrophobia; refers to:
- A substance that repels or will not absorb water.
- An organism that is harmed by water or a wet environment.
- A person that has an irrational fear of water.
- An animal suffering from rabies.
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