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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ly•o•pho•bic adj. [Physical Chem.]

Chemistrynoting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.

lyo- (see lyophilic) + -phobic 1910–15

'lyophobic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

protective colloid

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