Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrophilic

/hˌaɪdɹəfˈɪlɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: hy-drophilic
IPA: /hˌaɪdɹəfˈɪlɪk/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -philic English hydrophilic From hydro- + -philic.

Inflected Forms

more hydrophilic (comparative) most hydrophilic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hydrophilicity superhydrophilic

Phrases

-filcon

Frequently Paired Words

hydrophile hydrophilia hygroscopic

Synonyms

hygroscopic

Antonyms

hydrophobic

Rhymes With

acrylic idyllic cyrillic carboxylic eosinophilic gillick pedophilic billick basophilic bilyk amphophilic jilek

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrophilic?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪdɹəfˈɪlɪk/.
What does hydrophilic mean?: Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.
Where does hydrophilic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -philic English hydrophilic From hydro- + -philic.

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