Hydrophobic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrophobic \Hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. ?: cf.
     F. hydrophobique.]
     Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by
     rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hydrophobic
       adj 1: lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb
              water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be
              wetted by water [ant: {hydrophilic}]
       2: abnormally afraid of water [syn: {aquaphobic}]