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adjective
Etymology: New Latin hydrophilus, from Greek hydr- + -philos -philous
Date: 1901
of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for water <hydrophilic proteins> • hydrophilicity noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hydrophilic
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