lyophobe

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noun

A lyophobic substance.

Opposite
lyophilelyophilic
OriginFrench lyophobe →
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Meanings

nounlyophobe (plural lyophobes)

plural lyophobes

  1. chemistryA lyophobic substance.

    Antonyms: lyophile

adjectivelyophobe (comparative more lyophobe, superlative most lyophobe)

comparative more lyophobe · superlative most lyophobe

  1. chemistryLyphobic.

    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

    Antonyms: lyophilic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lyophobic substance.

Opposite
lyophile

adjectiveLyphobic.

Opposite
lyophilic
Also see
lyophobic

Origin

  1. Frenchlyophobe“lyophobic”
  2. Englishlyophobe

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

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hypobole
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APA

lyophobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophobe

MLA

“lyophobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyophobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophobe.

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