lyophobic

[ lahy-uh-foh-bik, -fob-ik ]

adjective

, Physical Chemistry.

1. noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.

lyophobic

/ ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk /

adjective

1. chem (of a colloid) having a dispersed phase with little or no affinity for the continuous phase Compare lyophilic

   a lyophobic sol

Word History and Origins

Origin of lyophobic¹

1910–15; lyo- ( lyophilic ) + -phobic