lyophile

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Noun

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

1. (chemistry) a lyophilic substance

Antonyms

• lyophobe

Adjective

lyophile

1. (chemistry) lyophilic
   • 1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148 ↗:

     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.

Synonyms

• lyophilic

Antonyms

• lyophobe
• lyophobic

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