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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydrophobic — hydrophobic. См. гидрофобный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
hydrophobic — 1807, from HYDROPHOBIA (Cf. hydrophobia) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
hydrophobic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to repel or fail to mix with water. 2) of or suffering from hydrophobia … English terms dictionary
hydrophobic — [hī΄drəfōb΄hī΄drəfō′bik] adj. 1. of or having hydrophobia 2. not capable of uniting with or absorbing water: Also hydrophobe [hī΄drəfōb΄] … English World dictionary
hydrophobic — 1. Relating to or suffering from hydrophobia. 2. Lacking an affinity for water molecules, as opposed to hydrophilic. SYN: apolar (2). 3. Tending not to dissolve in water. 4. Nonpolar. * * * hy·dro·pho·bic fō bik adj 1) … Medical dictionary
Hydrophobic collapse — is a hypothesized event that occurs during the folding process of globular proteins, suggested on the basis of the observation that proteins native states often contain a hydrophobic core of nonpolar amino acid side chains (interspersed with… … Wikipedia
Hydrophobic soil — soil that is hydrophobic causes water to collect on the soil surface rather than infiltrate into the ground. Wild fires generally cause soils to be hydrophobic temporarily, which increases water repellency, surface runoff and erosion in post burn … Wikipedia
Hydrophobic concrete — is concrete in which water is repelled by making the concrete hydrophobic. Hydrophobic concrete also meets the standards outlined in the definition of waterproof concrete.Sustainable Concrete Construction SolutionsWaterproof Concrete System… … Wikipedia
hydrophobic pocket — hydrophobic pocket, a water repellant, pocketlike fold on the surface of a protein that repels water and affects the protein s shape: »One leading idea is that anaesthetics bind to proteins at sites called hydrophobic pockets (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
