hydrophobic

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hydrophobic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydrophobic \Hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. ?: cf.
     F. hydrophobique.]
     Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by
     rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.
     [1913 Webster]

hydrophobic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hydrophobic
      adj 1: lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not
             absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or
             be wetted by water [ant: hydrophilic]
      2: abnormally afraid of water [syn: hydrophobic, aquaphobic]