HYDROPHOBICITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hydrophobicity" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Derivation:

hydrophobic (lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water)