Water-loving

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an affinity for water; hydrophilic.

    "To prepare a cotton that would swell like linen, we decided to attach water-loving groups to the cellulose chain"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of plants) flourishing with lots of water wordnet

Synonyms

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aquaticdeep seaestuarinehydrophiliclittoralseashore

Example

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"To prepare a cotton that would swell like linen, we decided to attach water-loving groups to the cellulose chain"

Etymology

From water + loving.

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