adj
Meaning 1
Hydrophilic.
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hydrophile
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noun
Meaning 2
Any hydrophilic substance.
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Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
Etymology
From hydro- + -phile.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 親水性 /亲水性 (qīnshuǐxìng) — hydrophilic substance
- Italian: idrofila — hydrophilic substance
- Japanese: 親水性 (shinsui-sei) — hydrophilic substance
- Northern Kurdish: avxwaz — hydrophilic substance
- Mongolian: гидрофиль (gidrofilʹ) — hydrophilic substance
- Polish: hydrofil — hydrophilic substance