hydrophobic

Definition of Hydrophobic in English :

1. hydrophobic

lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water

2. aquaphobic, hydrophobic

abnormally afraid of water

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hydrophobic

adjective

1.

of or relating to hydrophobia

2. chemistry

tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water

a hydrophobic colloid

Compare hydrophilic

adjective

1.

of or having hydrophobia

2.

not capable of uniting with or absorbing water

adj.

1. Repelling, tending not to combine with, or incapable of dissolving in water.

2. Of or exhibiting hydrophobia.