Definition of Hydrophilic

1. Adjective. Having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water.

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Similar to: Deliquescent
Antonyms: Hydrophobic

Definition of Hydrophilic

1. Adjective. (physics chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water ¹

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Definition of Hydrophilic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hydrophilic

1. Readily absorbing moisture, hygroscopic, having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrophilic

hydroperoxy
hydroperoxyl
hydroperoxyls
hydroperoxys
hydrophane
hydrophanes
hydrophanous
hydrophid
hydrophid venoms
hydrophidae
hydrophids
hydrophil
hydrophile
hydrophiles
hydrophilia
hydrophilic (current term)
hydrophilic colloid
hydrophilic group
hydrophilic ointment
hydrophilic petrolatum
hydrophilic signaling molecule
hydrophilicity
hydrophilid
hydrophilite
hydrophilites
hydrophilous
hydrophily
hydrophlorone
hydrophobe
hydrophobes

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