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lyophile

lyophile noun: a lyophilic substance.

Noun

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

  1. a lyophilic substance

Adjective

lyophile (comparative more lyophile, superlative most lyophile)

  1. lyophilic
    • As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell.1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148
    Synonyms:
    lyophilic

Synonyms of lyophile

Antonyms

Forms of lyophile

Noun
plurallyophiles
Adjective
comparativemore lyophile
superlativemost lyophile

Origin of lyophile

From lyo- + -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

Questions about lyophile

What does lyophile mean?
Lyophile means a lyophilic substance.
What part of speech is lyophile?
Lyophile can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of lyophile?
The plural of lyophile is lyophiles.

Words near lyophile in the dictionary

  1. lyopellet
  2. lyopellets
  3. lyophil
  4. lyophilate
  5. lyophilates
  6. lyophile
  7. lyophiled
  8. lyophiles
  9. lyophilic
  10. lyophilisate
  11. lyophilisates

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