hydrophil
hydrophilic
English translations
- 01
hydrophile
- 02
hydrophile
Word details
- German meaning
- Wasserliebend; eine Substanz, die sich leicht in Wasser löst oder von Wasser benetzt wird.
- English meaning
- Hydrophilic
- Synonym
- wasserliebend, wasseranziehend
- German example
- Zucker ist eine hydrophile Substanz.
- English example
- Sugar is a hydrophilic substance.
- Comparative
- hydrophilerSuperlative: am hydrophilsten
- Opposite of
- hydrophilic (having an affinity for water)hydrophob
Related words
- hydrophob
Hydrophobic
- amphipathisch
Amphipathic
Example sentences with “hydrophil”
Diese Substanz ist hydrophil. (This substance is hydrophilic.)
Frequently asked questions
What does it mean?
It attracts water.