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hydrophilic

Lipophylic vs Hydrophilic - What's the difference?

lipophylic | hydrophilic |


As adjectives the difference between lipophylic and hydrophilic

is that lipophylic is while hydrophilic is (physics|chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Hydroponic vs Hydrophilic - What's the difference?

hydroponic | hydrophilic |


As adjectives the difference between hydroponic and hydrophilic

is that hydroponic is (horticulture) of a plant; a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil while hydrophilic is (physics|chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Hydrophilic vs Amphophilic - What's the difference?

hydrophilic | amphophilic |


As adjectives the difference between hydrophilic and amphophilic

is that hydrophilic is (physics|chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water while amphophilic is (cytology) that can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.

Epoxy vs Hydrophilic - What's the difference?

epoxy | hydrophilic |


As a noun epoxy

is epoxy.

As an adjective hydrophilic is

(physics|chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Hydrophilic vs Lylophilic - What's the difference?

hydrophilic | lylophilic |

Lyophilic vs Hydrophilic - What's the difference?

lyophilic | hydrophilic |

Hydrophilic is a hyponym of lyophilic.



As adjectives the difference between lyophilic and hydrophilic

is that lyophilic is having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated while hydrophilic is having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Hydrophilic - What does it mean?

hydrophilic | |

Hydrophilic vs Hydrophonic - What's the difference?

hydrophilic | hydrophonic |

Hydrophonic is often a misspelling of hydrophilic.


Hydrophonic has no English definition.

As an adjective hydrophilic

is having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Hydrophilia vs Hydrophilic - What's the difference?

hydrophilia | hydrophilic |


As a noun hydrophilia

is affinity for water.

As an adjective hydrophilic is

(physics|chemistry) having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

Hydrophilic vs Hydrophilid - What's the difference?

hydrophilic | hydrophilid |


As an adjective hydrophilic

is having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water.

As a noun hydrophilid is

any of the water beetles that belongs to the Hydrophilidae family.

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