hydrophobic 
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hydrophobic definition
hydro·pho·bic (-fō′bik)
adjective
- of or having hydrophobia
- not capable of uniting with or absorbing water
Also hydrophobe hy′·dro·phobe′ (-fōb′)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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hydrophobic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- residue: This simple model captures the trend for hydrophobic residues to occupy the core sites within proteins.
Modifying Another Word
- very: The crystalline regions are very hydrophobic which aids the loss of water during solidification of spider silk.
Used with adjective complement
- become: When the charge is reversed and the surface becomes hydrophobic, the pixel takes on the color of the dyed oil.
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