"lyophilic" meaning in English

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    {
      "word": "lyophobic"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "philic",
        "t1": "solvent, dispersion",
        "t2": "having affinity for"
      },
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      "name": "confix"
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        "3": "λύω",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to loosen, to dissolve"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "-icus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -icus",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "US, c. 1908; compare earlier lyophilize (1894). lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -philic (“having affinity for”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + Latin -icus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more lyophilic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most lyophilic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "lyophilic (comparative more lyophilic, superlative most lyophilic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1908, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry,, volume 27, page 935",
          "text": "In second sub-group, the “emulsion-colloids” or “lyophilic colloids,” the properties of the solvent are considerably influenced. The internal friction, surface tension, and other properties of the liquid show great changes even when only a small proportion of matter is in colloidal solution.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hydrophilic"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-lyophilic-en-adj-JQICmkva",
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        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
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          "affinity",
          "affinity"
        ],
        [
          "dispersion",
          "dispersion"
        ],
        [
          "medium",
          "medium"
        ],
        [
          "precipitated",
          "precipitated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry, of a colloid) Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated."
      ],
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        "of a colloid"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "lyophilize"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lyophile"
        }
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated",
          "word": "danumhigumin"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lyophilic"
}

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    {
      "word": "lyophobic"
    }
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      "name": "confix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "λύω",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to loosen, to dissolve"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "-icus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -icus",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "US, c. 1908; compare earlier lyophilize (1894). lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -philic (“having affinity for”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + Latin -icus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more lyophilic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most lyophilic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "hydrophilic"
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "lyophilize"
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        {
          "ref": "1908, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry,, volume 27, page 935",
          "text": "In second sub-group, the “emulsion-colloids” or “lyophilic colloids,” the properties of the solvent are considerably influenced. The internal friction, surface tension, and other properties of the liquid show great changes even when only a small proportion of matter is in colloidal solution.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated."
      ],
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          "chemistry",
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          "affinity",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "medium",
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        ],
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          "precipitated",
          "precipitated"
        ]
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        "(chemistry, of a colloid) Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated."
      ],
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        "of a colloid"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
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        "physical-sciences"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lyophile"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated",
      "word": "danumhigumin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lyophilic"
}