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hydrotrope

hydrotrope noun: a compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.

Noun

hydrotrope (plural hydrotropes)

  1. A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
  2. (archaic) A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer.

Forms of hydrotrope

pluralhydrotropes

Origin of hydrotrope

From hydro- + -trope.

Questions about hydrotrope

What does hydrotrope mean?
Hydrotrope means a compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
What part of speech is hydrotrope?
Hydrotrope is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrotrope?
The plural of hydrotrope is hydrotropes.

Words near hydrotrope in the dictionary

  1. hydrotreatments
  2. hydrotreats
  3. hydrotrioxide
  4. hydrotrioxides
  5. hydrotroilite
  6. hydrotrope
  7. hydrotropes
  8. hydrotrophic
  9. hydrotrophy
  10. hydrotropic
  11. hydrotropically

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