hydroaffinity

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English

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Etymology

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From hydro- +‎ affinity.

Noun

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hydroaffinity (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) affinity to water; hydrophilicity
    • 2016, E. Pafong, J. Geske, B. Drossel, “On the influence of the intermolecular potential on the wetting properties of water on silica surfaces”, in arXiv[1]:
      Our analysis also shows that the hydroaffinity of the surface is mainly determined by the electrostatic interaction, but that the van der Waals interaction nevertheless is strong enough that it can turn a hydrophobic surface into a hydrophilic surface..