Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having an affinity for water; readily absorbing or dissolving in water.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
hydrophil .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective physics, chemistry having an
affinity forwater ; able toabsorb , or bewetted by water
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water
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Examples
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That's because when the titanium oxide interacts with sunlight it also creates what is called a hydrophilic surface that allows water to cascade off the panel in sheets rather than bead up.
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That's because when the titanium dioxide interacts with sunlight it also creates what is called a hydrophilic surface that allows water to cascade off the panel in sheets rather than bead up.
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Acetate and triacetate have a little absorbency, but much less than fibers classified as hydrophilic.
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Acetate and triacetate have a little absorbency, but much less than fibers classified as hydrophilic.
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Acetate and triacetate have a little absorbency, but much less than fibers classified as hydrophilic.
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Acetate and triacetate have a little absorbency, but much less than fibers classified as hydrophilic.
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Glass is hydrophilic, which is why a thin glass tube will draw water into itself via capillary action.
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On one end of the molecule is hydrophilic, meaning it likes water: it can be dissolved by water.
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On one end of the molecule is hydrophilic, meaning it likes water: it can be dissolved by water.
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A critical feature of micelles is that they combine two types of polymers, one being hydrophobic and the other hydrophilic, meaning they are either unable or able to mix with water.
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