Medical term:
lyophobic
lyophobic
[li″o-fo´bik]not having an affinity for, or unstable in, solution.
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ly·o·pho·bic
(lī'ō-fo'bik),1. In colloid chemistry, denoting a dispersed phase having but slight affinity for the dispersion medium; when the dispersed phase is lyophobic, the colloid is usually an irreversible one.
2. Denoting a lack of preference or rejection of the solvent.
[lyo- + G. phobos, fear]
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ly·o·pho·bic
(lī'ō-fō'bik)colloid chemistry Denoting a dispersed phase having but slight affinity for the dispersion medium; when the dispersed phase is lyophobic, the colloid is usually an irreversible one.
[lyo- + G. phobos, fear]
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