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hydrophobic
CIDE DICTIONARY
hydrophobic, a. [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. : cf. F. hydrophobique.].
Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hydrophobic, adj.
1 of or suffering from hydrophobia.
2 a lacking an affinity for water. b not readily wettable.
1 of or suffering from hydrophobia.
2 a lacking an affinity for water. b not readily wettable.
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