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hydrophilic definition

hydro·philic (hī′drə fil′ik)

adjective

capable of uniting with or taking up water
also hydrophile hy′dro·phile′ (-fīl′)

Etymology: hydro- + -phil(ia) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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