Lyophile

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a lyophilic substance
Adjective
  1. 1
    lyophilic

    "As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell."

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lyophiliclyophilic

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"As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell."

Etymology

From lyo- + -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

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