Hydrophiles usually retain flight capability because they must recolonize unstable habitats.
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Hydrophile
Synonyms for "hydrophile"
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6 translations across 6 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 親水性 /亲水性 noun (hydrophilic substance)
Italian
1 entries- idrofila noun (hydrophilic substance)
Japanese
1 entries- 親水性 noun (hydrophilic substance)
Mongolian
1 entries- гидрофиль noun (hydrophilic substance)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- avxwaz noun (hydrophilic substance)
Polish
1 entries- hydrofil noun (hydrophilic substance)
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lt is difficult to produce an absolutely non-irritant vaseline. Lanolin (wool fat) is indeed clear and smooth but it is neither very hydrophile nor neutral, so that it cannot be mixed with basic substances such as zinc oxide without saponifying.
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Partial dehydration of MetHb (by forming films at high relative humidities from solutions) produces a haemichrome structure of this molecule. These structural changes are prevented by binding the molecules to a very hydrophile dialdehyde - Sephadex carrier (DAS).
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They are very hydrophile, and hydration of the particles is a factor sufficient to make the colloidal system stable even in the absence of stabilizing electrolytes, i.e. when the particles have no electrical charge of their own.
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