Etymology

lyophobe

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Today it means: A lyophobic substance. Full definition →

French lyophobe
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  1. French · derived fromlyophobe“lyophobic”
  2. English todaylyophobe

From lyo- + -phobe, first use appears c. 1900 in the US, perhaps from French lyophobe (“lyophobic”).

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