Found 2 items, similar to hydrophobic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hydrophobic 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: aquaphobic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hydrophobic 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]