hydrophobic

1. (not comparable)Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies); rabid.

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2. Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

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   lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water

1. My hydrophobic uncle nearly drowned in the tub when he was eight.

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2. Oil is an amphipathic molecule as it has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic characteristics.

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3. Alfred is a mad inventor whose project is to create hydrophobic water!

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4. Experts suspect the surfaces may be covered with some kind of hydrophobic material that repels water molecules.

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5. The cloth did not stain when the water was spilled on top of it. This scenario occurred, because the shirt was hydrophobic.

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