adj 1  :  of, relating to, or suffering from hydrophobia  2  :  resistant to or avoiding wetting <a lens>   3  :  of, relating to, or having a lack of affinity for water < colloids are relatively unstable>  - compare LYOPHOBIC OLEOPHOBIC  hy*dro*pho*bi*cal*ly adv hy*dro*pho*bic*i*ty n pl  -ties  
 
 
 
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