Synonyms & related words for hydrophobicity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hydrophobicity. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hydrophobicity

Explore words related to hydrophobicity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hydrophilicity, hydrophobic, hydrophobe, hydrophilic, amphiphile, amphipathic, hydrophile, amphiphilic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hydrophobicity come from?

The word hydrophobicity breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: hydro, from Greek hydor (“water”); phob, from Greek phobos (“fear, aversion”); -ic, from Greek ikos (“relating to”); and -ity, from Latin itas (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.