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carbophobic

carbophobic adjective: lacking an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule.

Adjective

carbophobic (comparative more carbophobic, superlative most carbophobic)

  1. lacking an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule
  2. Lacking an affinity for carbohydrates
    • the heterogeneity of the filler surface (presence of carbophilic and carbophobic sections)1979, Polymer Science U.S.S.R., volume 20, page 2377
    • This approach uses a second carbophobic metal.1984, Bureau of Mines research, page 56

Forms of carbophobic

comparativemore carbophobic
superlativemost carbophobic

Origin of carbophobic

From carbo- + -phobic.

Questions about carbophobic

What does carbophobic mean?
Carbophobic means lacking an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule.
What part of speech is carbophobic?
Carbophobic is an adjective.

Words near carbophobic in the dictionary

  1. carbopalladations
  2. carbophilic
  3. carbophobe
  4. carbophobes
  5. carbophobia
  6. carbophobic
  7. carbophos
  8. carboplatin
  9. carboplatinum
  10. carbopol
  11. carbopols

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