hydrophilic
hydrophilic
Definition
hydro·philic (hī′drə fil′ik)
hydrophilic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- catheter: Neither advised the use of gels with single use, hydrophilic coated catheters.
- polymer: To measure diffusion profiles of small molecules in skin, hair and hydrophilic polymers.
- coating: The enclosed packet provides all the water necessary to activate the slippery hydrophilic coating without ever having to open the catheter packaging.
- foam: Polyflex ( PVC free ) frame with hydrophilic face foam, single buckle.
- surface: Thus, exclusion zones are a general feature of hydrophilic surfaces.
- domain: More commonly, there is a hydrophilic domain at each end of the protein.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: The fresh mica surface provides a highly hydrophilic adsorption substrate.
Used with adjective complement
- become: When an electric charge is applied to the outside surface of the pixel, it becomes hydrophilic.
Browse dictionary entries near hydrophilic
- hydrophane
- hydropathy
- hydronium ion
- hydronic
- hydromorphic
- hydrometer
- hydrometeor
- hydrometallurgy
- hydromel
- hydromedusa
- hydrophilous
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- hydrophone
- hydrophyte
- hydroplane
- hydroponics
- hydropower
- hydrops
- hydroquinone
