lyophobe
English
editEtymology
editFrom lyo- + -phobe, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophobe (“lyophobic”).
Noun
editlyophobe (plural lyophobes)
Antonyms
editAdjective
editlyophobe (comparative more lyophobe, superlative most lyophobe)
- (chemistry) lyophobic
- 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.
- 1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148: