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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hydrophilic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -philic English hydrophilic From hydro- + -philic.

Meanings

  1. Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more hydrophilic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most hydrophilic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

hydrophobic

Deriveds

-filcon · superhydrophilic · hydrophilicity

Relateds

hydrophile · hydrophilia · hygroscopic

Synonyms

hygroscopic

Translations (21)

kmr avxwaz (having an affinity for water) · el υδρόφιλος (having an affinity for water) · is vatnsfíkinn (having an affinity for water) · de hydrophil (having an affinity for water) · tl tubighigumin (having an affinity for water) · ca higròfil (having an affinity for water) · da vandelskende (having an affinity for water) · pl hydrofilowy (having an affinity for water) · uk гідрофільний (having an affinity for water) · bg хидрофи́лен (having an affinity for water) · is vatnssækinn (having an affinity for water) · it idrofilo (having an affinity for water) · fi hydrofiilinen (having an affinity for water) · ko 친수성 (having an affinity for water) · es hidrofílico (having an affinity for water) · pt hidrofílico (having an affinity for water) · ru гидрофи́льный (having an affinity for water) · fr hydrophile (having an affinity for water) · hu hidrofil (having an affinity for water) · da hydrofil (having an affinity for water) · cmn 親水性 /亲水性 (having an affinity for water)