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hydrophilic
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hydrophilic /hy·dro·phil·ic/ (-fil´ik) readily absorbing moisture; hygroscopic; having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water.
hy·dro·phil·ic (hdr-flk)
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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