"hydrophile" meaning in English

See hydrophile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hydrophile [comparative], most hydrophile [superlative]
Etymology: From hydro- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hydro|phile}} hydro- + -phile Head templates: {{en-adj}} hydrophile (comparative more hydrophile, superlative most hydrophile)
  1. Hydrophilic. Related terms: lipophile
    Sense id: en-hydrophile-en-adj-pR6JwaGW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hydro-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hydro-: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 23 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 13 17 1 5 16 6 6 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 22 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 43 25 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 41 24 35

Noun

Forms: hydrophiles [plural]
Etymology: From hydro- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hydro|phile}} hydro- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} hydrophile (plural hydrophiles)
  1. (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (hydrophilic substance): 親水性 (Chinese Mandarin), 亲水性 (qīnshuǐxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), idrofila [feminine] (Italian), 親水性 (shinsui-sei) (alt: しんすいせい) (Japanese), гидрофиль (gidrofilʹ) (Mongolian), avxwaz [feminine] (Northern Kurdish)
    Sense id: en-hydrophile-en-noun-iPmJku0S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hydro-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hydro-: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 41 24 35 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'hydrophilic substance': 95 5
  2. (zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-hydrophile-en-noun-wizpLwvk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hydro-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hydro-: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 24 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 41 24 35 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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