hydrophilic /hy·dro·phil·ic/ (-fil´ik) readily absorbing moisture; hygroscopic; having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water.
hydrophilic
hydrophilic (hī´drōfil´ik),
hy·dro·phil·ic (h  dr -f l k)adj. Having an affinity for water; readily absorbing or dissolving in water. |
hydrophilic
[-fil′ik]
Etymology: Gk, hydor + philein, to love
pertaining to the property of attracting or associating preferentially with water molecules, a quality possessed by polar radicals or ions. Compare hydrophobic.
hydrophilic (hī´drōfil´ik),
adj having an affinity for water. Opposite of lipophilic. See also ointment, hydrophilic.
hydrophilic
readily absorbing moisture; hygroscopic; having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water.
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