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hydrophobes

hydrophobes is the plural of hydrophobe.

Meaning of hydrophobe

Noun

hydrophobe (plural hydrophobes)

  1. A hydrophobic compound or material.
  2. Someone who is affected by hydrophobia (a fear or aversion to water).
    • The shock of the meeting triremes was tremendous, and in a moment the poor little hydrophobes were spluttering in the pond: […]1861 September 7, “Tale of the Tub”, in The Living Age, volume XIV (third series), number 901, Boston, M.A.: Littell, Son, & Co., →OCLC, page 613, column 1
    Synonyms:
    aquaphobe, waterfunk

Questions about hydrophobes

What is hydrophobes the plural of?
Hydrophobes is the plural of hydrophobe.

Words near hydrophobes in the dictionary

  1. hydrophily
  2. hydrophlorone
  3. hydrophobation
  4. hydrophobations
  5. hydrophobe
  6. hydrophobes
  7. hydrophobia
  8. hydrophobia cat
  9. hydrophobia cats
  10. hydrophobia skunk
  11. hydrophobia skunks

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