Meanings
nounhydrophilicity (countable and uncountable, plural hydrophilicities)
plural hydrophilicities
- uncountableThe condition of being hydrophilic.
- countableA measure of the extent to which something is hydrophilic.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Englishhydrophilic
- Englishhydrophilicity
From hydrophilic + -ity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish hydrofilowość, hydrofilowość
- hydrofilowośćthe condition of being hydrophilic
- hydrofilowośća measure of the extent to which something is hydrophilic
Russian гидрофи́льность
- гидрофи́льность (gidrofílʹnostʹ)the condition of being hydrophilic
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APA
hydrophilicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophilicity
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“hydrophilicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophilicity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrophilicity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrophilicity.
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