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lyophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lyophilic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated.

Example Sentences

Etymology

US, c. 1908; compare earlier lyophilize (1894). lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -philic (“having affinity for”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + Latin -icus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more lyophilic (comparative) most lyophilic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

lyophilize

Synonyms

lyophile

Antonyms

lyophobic

Questions

What does lyophilic mean?
Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated.
Where does lyophilic come from?
US, c. 1908; compare earlier lyophilize (1894). lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -philic (“having affinity for”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + Latin -icus.

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