lyophobic
Meanings
adj
- Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
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Etymology
From lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -phobic (“having aversion to”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) + Latin -icus.
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