lyophobic

ly·o·pho·bic

 (lī′ə-fō′bĭk)

adj.

Characterized by a lack of attraction between the colloid medium and the dispersion medium of a colloidal system.

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lyophobic

(ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk)

adj

(Chemistry) chem (of a colloid) having a dispersed phase with little or no affinity for the continuous phase: a lyophobic sol. Compare lyophilic

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ly•o•pho•bic

(ˌlaɪ əˈfoʊ bɪk, -ˈfɒb ɪk)

adj.

noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.

[1910–15; lyo- (see lyophilic) + -phobic]

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lyophobe