lyophobic

Meaning

Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.

Synonyms

dewatering

drainage

Translations

lyophobe

liofobo

Etymology

From lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -phobic (“having aversion to”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) + Latin -icus.