hydrophilic

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ -philic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hydrophilic (comparative more hydrophilic, superlative most hydrophilic)

1. (physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

   Antonym: hydrophobic

Related terms

• hydrophile
• hydrophilia
• hygroscopic

 

Translations

having an affinity for water

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 親水性／亲水性 (zh) (qīnshuǐxìng)

• Danish: hydrofil (da), vandelskende
• Finnish: hydrofiilinen (fi)
• French: hydrophile (fr)
• German: hydrophil (de)
• Greek: υδρόφιλος (el) (ydrófilos)
• Hungarian: hidrofil (hu)
• Icelandic: vatnssækinn m, vatnsfíkinn m
• Italian: idrofilo (it)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: avxwaz (ku)

• Polish: hydrofilowy m
• Portuguese: hidrofílico m
• Russian: гидрофи́льный (ru) (gidrofílʹnyj)
• Spanish: hidrofílico
• Tagalog: tubighigumin
• Ukrainian: гідрофільний (hidrofilʹnyj)