hydrophobic
adjective specialized uk/ˌhaɪdrəʊˈfəʊbɪk/ us/ˌhaɪdroʊˈfoʊbɪk/
chemistry （物质）疏水的
Hydrophobic substances cannot be mixed with or dissolved in water.
Researchers modified the particles' surfaces so that one side was water repelling, or hydrophobic, and the other was water attracting, or hydrophilic.
Hydrophobic chemicals include pollutants like dioxin and DDT.
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- Lipids are molecules with a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head.
- A normally solid, hydrophobic material such as wax can be melted and a drug incorporated into it.
- Polyester, polyacrylnitryl and others are hydrophobic synthetic fibres.
- Hydrophobic clothing is much more stain-resistant.
- After several washes the garment becomes less hydrophobic.
- If I were to contract rabies I would suffer an agonising, hydrophobic death.
medical 恐水的
suffering from hydrophobia (= a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies)
The patient was hydrophobic.