lyophile

English

Etymology

lyo- +‎ -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

Noun

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

  1. (chemistry) a lyophilic substance

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Adjective

lyophile (comparative more lyophile, superlative most 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.

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References

  • “lyophile” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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