Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

hydrophilic

Syllabification: (hy·dro·phil·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌhīdrəˈfilik/

Definition of hydrophilic

adjective

  • having a tendency to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water. The opposite of hydrophobic.

Derivatives

hydrophilicity

Pronunciation: /-fəˈlisitē/

noun

hydrophilic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hydrophilic in the British & World English dictionary