Sekirov Dictionary

hydrophile

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

Any hydrophilic substance.
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Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
- Hydrophiles usually retain flight capability because they must recolonize unstable habitats. — 1986

adjective1

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Hydrophilic.
- [...] reacts with water to a minimum extent, by contrast with minerals of the smectite group, which are regarded as very hydrophile due to their labile, “mobile” structure. — 2000

forms

hydrophiles · more hydrophile · most hydrophile

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