Related Words for hydrophobic

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afraid
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Adjective, Adjective
hydrophilic
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Adjective, Adjective
nonpolar
x/x
Adjective
amphiphilic
/x/x
Noun
cationic
/x/x
Noun
lipophilic
/x/x
Adjective
anionic
/x/x
Noun
polymeric
/xxx
Noun
carboxylic
xx/x
Noun
carboxylate
xx/x
Noun
macromolecular
xxx/xx
Noun
phospholipid
/xxx
Noun
fluorinated
xxxx
Adjective
proteinaceous
xx/x
Noun
lipid
/x
Noun
aliphatic
/x/x
Noun
soluble
/xx
Adjective
hydrolytic
/x/x
Adjective
allergic
x/x
Adjective
hydrologic
/x/x
Adjective
zoological
x/xx
Name
phagocytic
/xxx
Adjective
phenotypic
xx/x
Adjective
fluidic
x/x
Noun
allergenic
/x/x
Adjective
malarial
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Noun
predatory
/xxx
Adjective
insecticidal
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Adjective
hydrodynamic
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Noun
hydrographic
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Name
inhibitory
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Noun
antibiotic
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Noun
pharm
/
Name
hydraulic
x/x
Adjective
pharmacological
xxx/xx
Adjective
viral
/x
Noun
antigenic
/x/x
Adjective
zoonotic
//x
Adjective
hydrothermal
xx/x
Noun
superfluid
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Noun
cyclonic
x/x
Adjective
schizophrenic
xx/x
Noun
bactericidal
x/x/x
Adjective
homicidal
xx/x
Adjective
hypnotic
x/x
Adjective
hydrostatic
xx/x
Adjective
glycosidic
/x/x
Noun
psychotic
x/x
Adjective
electrostatic
xxx/x
Noun
sols
/
Noun
bilayer
/xx
Noun
transmembrane
x/x
Noun
moieties
/x
Noun
residues
/xx
Noun
colloids
/x
Noun
substituent
//xx
Noun
amino
x/x
Noun
chromatography
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Noun
tails
/
Noun
ionic
x/x
Noun
helices
/xx
Noun
bonding
/x
Noun
hydration
x/x
Noun
nom
/
Noun
adsorbents
//x
Noun
interactions
xx/x
Noun
xenobiotics
/xx/x
Noun
sorbents
/x
Noun
hairpin
/x
Noun
organics
x/x
Noun
pocket
/x
Noun
analytes
/xx
Noun
charged
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Verb
solutes
xx
Noun
leucine
//x
Noun
microenvironment
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Noun
monomers
/xx
Noun
emulsifiers
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Noun
core
/
Noun
interior
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Noun
ligands
/x
Noun
chains
/
Noun
contaminants
x/xx
Noun
mismatch
x/
Noun
termini
/xx
Noun
congeners
x/x
Noun
anchor
/x
Noun
substrata
//x
Noun
aromatic
xx/x
Noun
poly
/x
Noun
crevice
/x
Noun
acrylic
x/x
Noun
monolayer
/xxx
Noun
pollutants
x/x
Noun
spacer
/x
Noun
zeolites
/xx
Noun
backbone
/x
Noun
domains
x/
Noun
acids
/x
Noun
cleft
/
Noun
adsorption
//x
Noun
surfaces
/xx
Noun
abrasive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
absorbent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
acidic
x/x
Adjective
affective
x/x
Adjective
alcohol
/xx
Noun
alkalis
/xx
Noun
ammonium
x/xx
Noun
aqueous
/xx
Adjective
athletic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
belligerent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
bushels
/x
Noun
caffeine
x/
Noun
carbohydrate
xx/x
Noun
caustic
/x
Adjective, Noun
chlorine
/x
Noun
coincident
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
collagenous
x/xx
Adjective
combustible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
conserved
x/
Adjective
crystalline
/xx
Adjective, Noun
electronegative
x/x/xx
Adjective
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
immunogenic
/xx/x
Adjective
uncharged
x/
Adjective
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
dialect
/xx
Noun
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun