hydrophilic

English

Adjective

hydrophilic (not comparable)

(physics, chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water

Antonyms

hydrophobic

Translations

having an affinity for water

Danish: hydrofil (da)
Finnish: hydrofiilinen (fi)
German: hydrophil (de)

Greek: υδρόφιλος (el) (ydrófilos)
Icelandic: vatnssækinn (is) m, vatnsfíkinn (is) m
Polish: hydrofilowy (pl) m

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