What does hydrophobe mean?
Hydrophobe means (chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material..
The shock of the meeting triremes was tremendous, and in a moment the poor little hydrophobes were spluttering in the pond: […]
If I talk to 10 people, there is usually a fellow hydrophobe among them. It is hard to pick them out, because a person who is afraid of water looks very much like a normal person. But, from talking with fellow hydrophobes, I have discovered something we almost all share: more times than not, our fear of water stems from one intensely bad experience that came during our childhoods.
Use hydrophobe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hydrophobe means (chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material..
Common synonyms include aquaphobe, waterfunk.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The shock of the meeting triremes was tremendous, and in a moment the poor little hydrophobes were spluttering in the pond: […]
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