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PRONUNCIATION OF HYDROPHOBIC

hydrophobic  [ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYDROPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hydrophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HYDROPHOBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hydrophobic

Hydrophobe

In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is repelled from a mass of water. Hydrophobic molecules tend to be non-polar and, thus, prefer other neutral molecules and non-polar solvents. Hydrophobic molecules in water often cluster together, forming micelles. Water on hydrophobic surfaces will exhibit a high contact angle. Examples of hydrophobic molecules include the alkanes, oils, fats, and greasy substances in general. Hydrophobic materials are used for oil removal from water, the management of oil spills, and chemical separation processes to remove non-polar substances from polar compounds. Hydrophobic is often used interchangeably with lipophilic, "fat-loving." However, the two terms are not synonymous. While hydrophobic substances are usually lipophilic, there are exceptions—such as the silicones and fluorocarbons.

Definition of hydrophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of hydrophobic in the dictionary is of or relating to hydrophobia. Other definition of hydrophobic is tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYDROPHOBIC


acrophobic
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk
aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
photophobic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk
Russophobic
ˌrʌsəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYDROPHOBIC

hydroperoxide
hydrophane
hydrophanous
hydrophile
hydrophilic
hydrophilicity
hydrophilite
hydrophilous
hydrophily
hydrophobia
hydrophobicity
hydrophobous
hydrophone
hydrophyte
hydrophytic
hydrophyton
hydrophytous
hydropic
hydroplane
hydropneumatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYDROPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
heliophobic
Negrophobic
neophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of hydrophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hydrophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYDROPHOBIC

Find out the translation of hydrophobic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hydrophobic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hydrophobic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疏水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hidrofóbica
570 millions of speakers

English

hydrophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाइड्रोफोबिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسعور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гидрофобный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hidrofóbica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাইড্রোফোবিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hydrophobe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hidrofobik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hydrophoben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疎水性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소수성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hidrofobik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kỵ nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்வெறுப்புத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायड्रोफोबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hidrofobik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idrofobo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hydrofobowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гідрофобний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hidrofob
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υδρόφοβο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hidrofobiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hydrofob
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hydrofobe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hydrophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROPHOBIC»

The term «hydrophobic» is very widely used and occupies the 19.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROPHOBIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hydrophobic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hydrophobic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hydrophobic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYDROPHOBIC»

Discover the use of hydrophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hydrophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The hydrophobic effect: formation of micelles and biological ...
This almost entirely rewritten edition remains the only comprehensive, up-to-date account of the subject available today-with nearly half of all literature references made to work done since 1973.
Charles Tanford, 1980
2
Studies on Stable Formulations for a Hydrophobic Cytokine
Many proteins that are used as pharmaceuticals, e.g. interferons, interleukins or growth factors are considered as hydrophobic. The hydrophobicity of these proteins is further increased, when they are recombinantly produced in Escherichia ...
Andrea Hawe, 2006
3
Understanding Protein Structural Change in Hydrophobic ...
This would require the collection of additional batch adsorption data from more proteins and with varied adsorbed concentration.
Abigail H. Laurent, 2008
4
Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells
Hydrophobic Interactions Fats, hydrocarbons, and other materials whose molecules consist largely of nonpolar groups have a low solubility in water and a high solubility in non- polar solvents. Similarly, the long alkyl groups of fatty acid esters ...
David E. Metzler, Carol M. Metzler, 2001
5
Sequence to Topography Relationship in Membrane-inserted ...
Hydrophobic alpha-helices have been widely used to study membrane protein sequence-structure relationships in model membranes.
Shyam S. Krishnakumar, 2007
6
Concepts in Medical Physiology
Hydrophilic molecules Protein/peptide Catecholamines Norepinephrine Epinephrine Hydrophobic molecules Steroids Estradiol Thyroid hormone Thyroxine Eicosanoid HO Prostaglandin E2 Figure 3.2 Examples of some hydrophilic and ...
Julian Seifter, David Sloane, Austin Ratner, 2005
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Hydrophobic Hydration and Interactions in Extended ...
At the molecular level, thermodynamics of hydrophobic effects hasbeenquantified previouslybycalculating freeenergy of hydrationofmethane-like non-polarsolutes as wellas the potential of meanforce between two such solutes in water [13, ...
Manoj V. Athawale, 2007
8
Supramolecular Chemistry
Southall, N. T.; Dill, K. A and Haymet, A. D. J., 'A view of the hydrophobic effect', J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106, 521–533. Although occasionally mistaken for a force, hydrophobic effects generally relate to the exclusion from polar solvents, ...
Jonathan W. Steed, Jerry L. Atwood, 2009
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Hydrophobic Interactions at a Single Molecule Level: Force ...
1 Hydrophobic Interactions Hydrophobic interactions are ubiquitous in biology and chemistry. Anywhere non-polar molecules are interacting in the aqueous environment hydrophobic forces will be a factor, and in particular they are of primary ...
Chad J. Ray, 2007
10
Calculation of drug lipophilicity: the hydrophobic ...
Comprehensive and comparative, this 'cookbook' gives the ingredients and recipes for setting up lipophilicity calculations of a great variety of organic molecules.
Roelof F. Rekker, Raimund Mannhold, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYDROPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hydrophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Campbell Ewald Wants Californians to 'Avoid the Bear Stare' - Adweek
... include an OOH component making use of stencils with non-toxic biodegradable hydrophobic coating that reveals messages when wet. «AgencySpy, Jul 15»
2
Crews contain Old Sechelt Mine fire - Coast Reporter
As the fire chars trees and ground cover, their surfaces blacken and become hydrophobic – meaning that they are resistant to water. Surfactant ... «Coast Reporter, Jul 15»
3
20 Things you need to know about Graphene | InvestorIntel
It is super-hydrophobic, it repels water so it could be used as a coating to make ships go faster, or improve the efficiency of heat exchangers. «InvestorIntel, Jul 15»
4
Drug-encapsulating nanoparticle to measure how anticancer …
However, a key challenge lies in incorporating hydrophobic quantum ... "Different hydrophobic or hydrophilic interactions affect how quantum ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
5
Campbell Ewald Wants To End #DroughtShaming
... regularly hosed down - with a special non-toxic biodegradable hydrophobic coating that only becomes visible on pavement when it gets wet. «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
6
A3 Performance Legend: The Newest Advancement in Technical …
LEGEND reduces drag and offers the highest possible water repellency with its Hydropel hydrophobic surface. The Hydropel treatment works ... «SwimSwam, Jul 15»
7
Solar battery receives 20% of its energy from the sun - Phys.org
... component of the solar battery design is the electrolyte because it bridges the hydrophilic aqueous Li-I battery and the hydrophobic surface of ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
8
Sulfonated poly(imide-siloxane) membrane as a low vanadium ion …
The pristine SPI and SPI-PDMS membranes have less hydrophobic/hydrophilic phase separation than Nafion and the VO2+ transport channels ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Ford's future trends revealed with Smart Mobility...
Ford is also experimenting with hydrophobic lenses that will shun dirt and water. And other potential camera applications include (cue the ... «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»
10
Hydrophobic Car Glass - Is It Worth The Price?
One simple way of getting rid of this problem is installation of hydrophobic car glasses coating. It is a convenience even for those who don't ... «CarTrade.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hydrophobic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hydrophobic>. Apr 2024 ».
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