hydrophilic
Drawn to water
Hydrophilic describes substances that attract or readily absorb water.
Cell membranes have hydrophilic surfaces that interact with the watery environment inside and outside cells.
Hydrophilic materials dissolve in or mix easily with water, unlike hydrophobic substances that repel it: The hydrophilic coating keeps the lens from fogging.
Liquid rise in tubes
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- wickingLiquid drawn through fibers
- spreadabilityEase of spreading
- adhesionState of clinging fast
cohesion · permeability · saturation · absorption · adsorption · humectant · hygroscopic · moisture
Of extreme latitudes
- dipoleSeparated opposite charges
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
- ionicConcerning charged particles
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
aqueous · miscible · solvent · dissolution · dissociation · solvation · hydration · dielectric
Absorbent cleaning material
- towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- diaperAbsorbent infant undergarment
microfiber · cellulose · paper · cloth · foam · pad · nonwoven · viscose
Substance attracted to moisture
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- hydrophobeSubstance repelling aqueous solutions
- oleophobicRepelling oily substances
- nucleophileElectron-pair donating species
electrophile · thermophilic · phobic · affinity · attraction · repulsion
Folded amino chain
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- mucousSlime-producing, bodily
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- extracellularOutside the cell membrane
osmosis · diffusion · nucleotide · carbohydrate · glycoprotein · biocompatible · tissue · aquaporin
capillarity
Liquid rise in tubes
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- wickingLiquid drawn through fibers
- spreadabilityEase of spreading
adhesion · cohesion · permeability · saturation · absorption · adsorption · humectant · hygroscopic · moisture · dampening
polar
Of extreme latitudes
- dipoleSeparated opposite charges
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
- ionicConcerning charged particles
electrolyte · aqueous · miscible · solvent · dissolution · dissociation · solvation · hydration · dielectric · micelle
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
diaper · microfiber · cellulose · paper · cloth · foam · pad · nonwoven · viscose · rayon
hydrophile
Substance attracted to moisture
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- hydrophobeSubstance repelling aqueous solutions
- oleophobicRepelling oily substances
nucleophile · electrophile · thermophilic · phobic · affinity · attraction · repulsion
protein
Folded amino chain
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- mucousSlime-producing, bodily
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
extracellular · osmosis · diffusion · nucleotide · carbohydrate · glycoprotein · biocompatible · tissue · aquaporin · mucin
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- water-lovingwater soluble, aqueous, hygroscopic, humectant, absorbent
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- solutionssolution, answer, fix, remedy, cure
- dropletsraindrop, dewdrop, teardrop, droplet, dew
- colloidscolloid, aerosol, dispersion, emulsion, gel
hydrophilichydrophobic
Repels aqueous substances
water-repellent · waterproof · water-resistant · aquaphobic · nonwetting
dehydrate, philosophy, dehydration, philanthropy, hydrogen, bibliophile, hydro, hydrophobic, hydrosphere