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oleophobic

oleophobic adjective: tending to repel oil.

Adjective

oleophobic (comparative more oleophobic, superlative most oleophobic)

  1. Tending to repel oil.

Antonyms of oleophobic

Forms of oleophobic

comparativemore oleophobic
superlativemost oleophobic

Origin of oleophobic

From oleo- + -phobic.

Words formed from oleophobic

Questions about oleophobic

What does oleophobic mean?
Oleophobic means tending to repel oil.
What part of speech is oleophobic?
Oleophobic is an adjective.

Words near oleophobic in the dictionary

  1. oleometer
  2. oleometers
  3. oleon
  4. oleone
  5. oleophilic
  6. oleophobic
  7. oleophobically
  8. oleophobicity
  9. oleopneumatic
  10. oleoptene
  11. oleoptenes

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