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}]
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