lyophile

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noun

a lyophilic substance

Similar
lyophilic
Opposite
lyophobelyophobic
OriginFrench lyophile →
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Meanings

nounlyophile (plural lyophiles)

plural lyophiles

  1. chemistrya lyophilic substance
adjectivelyophile (comparative more lyophile, superlative most lyophile)

comparative more lyophile · superlative most lyophile

  1. chemistrylyophilic

    As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell.

    1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148

    Synonyms: lyophilic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelyophilic

Similar
lyophilic
Opposite
lyophobe
Opposite
lyophobelyophobic
Also see
lyophilic

Origin

  1. Frenchlyophile“lyophilic”
  2. Englishlyophile

From lyo- + -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

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APA

lyophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophile

MLA

“lyophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyophile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophile.

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