hydrophobe

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hydrophobe

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Borrowed from French hydrophobe, from Latin hydrophobus, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφόβος (hudrophóbos), from ὑδρο- (hudro-, “water”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear, dread”).

noun hydrophobes

A hydrophobic compound or material.
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: […]
Similar: aquaphobe, waterfunk

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noun hydrophobic compound or material

Italiano	idrofobo

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@misc{hydrophobe_2026,
  title = {hydrophobe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydrophobe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}