lyophile

English

Etymology

From lyo- +‎ -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

Noun

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

1. (chemistry) a lyophilic substance

Antonyms

• lyophobe

Adjective

lyophile (comparative more lyophile, superlative most lyophile)

1. (chemistry) lyophilic
   • 1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148:

     As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell.

Synonyms

• lyophilic

Antonyms

• lyophobe
• lyophobic

References

• “lyophile”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Adjective

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

1. lyophile

Further reading

• “lyophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.