water-loving

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water-loving

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From water + loving.

adjective more water-loving · most water-loving

Having an affinity for water; hydrophilic. To prepare a cotton that would swell like linen, we decided to attach water-loving groups to the cellulose chain
Similar: hydrophilic · Opposite: water-fearing

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@misc{water_loving_2026,
  title = {water-loving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water-loving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}