Hydroaffinity
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 affinity to water; hydrophilicity uncountable
"Our analysis also shows that the hydroaffinity of the surface is mainly determined by the electrostatic interaction, but that the van der Waals interaction nevertheless is strong enough that it can turn a hydrophobic surface into a hydrophilic surface.."
Example
More examples"Our analysis also shows that the hydroaffinity of the surface is mainly determined by the electrostatic interaction, but that the van der Waals interaction nevertheless is strong enough that it can turn a hydrophobic surface into a hydrophilic surface.."
Etymology
From hydro- + affinity.
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