lyophobic

English

Etymology

From lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) +‎ -phobic (“having aversion to”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) + Latin -icus.

Adjective

lyophobic (comparative more lyophobic, superlative most lyophobic)

1. (chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.

Synonyms

• lyophobe

Antonyms

• lyophile
• lyophilic

Translations

having no affinity for the dispersion medium

• Irish: liófóbach
• Italian: liofobo m
• Tagalog: danumsikwayin