oleophilic

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adjective

Having an affinity for oil (rather than for water)

Opposite
Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveoleophilic (comparative more oleophilic, superlative most oleophilic)

comparative more oleophilic · superlative most oleophilic

  1. Having an affinity for oil (rather than for water)
    1 more example

    We demonstrate that tunable superoleophobic surfaces fabricated by a simple spin and spray coating methods of titania on silicon (Si) wafers and stainless steel (SS) mesh, which possess a hierarchical re-entrant structure consisting of nano meter sized particles on top of micron sized particle, are able to induce superoleophobicity on an oleophilic self assembled monolayer of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perflurodecyltrichlorosilane (FDTS).

    2015, Jitesh Barman, Sumit Kumar Majumder, Krishnacharya Khare, “Reversible Transition between Superoleophobic and Superoleophilic States on Titania Coated Substrates by UV Irradiation”, in arXiv

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a strong affinity for oils rather than water

Opposite

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Origin

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APA

oleophilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleophilic

MLA

“oleophilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleophilic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oleophilic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleophilic.

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