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oleophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
oleo-pho-bic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to repel oil.

Etymology

From oleo- + -phobic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more oleophobic (comparative) most oleophobic (superlative)

Derived Forms

oleophobicity superoleophobic

Frequently Paired Words

hydrophobic

Antonyms

oleophilic

Questions

What does oleophobic mean?
Tending to repel oil.
Where does oleophobic come from?
From oleo- + -phobic.

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