Hydrophobe
MOLECULE THAT IS SEEMINGLY REPELLED FROM A MASS OF WATER
Hydrophobic; Hydrophobicity; Hydrophobic interaction; Hydrophopbic; Hydropobic; Hydropobe
In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water (known as a hydrophobe).Aryeh Ben-Na'im Hydrophobic Interaction Plenum Press, New York, In contrast, hydrophiles are attracted to water.