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Hydrophobic literally means "fear of water." It's used in chemistry to refer to "greasy" molecules (the opposite term is "hydrophilic", which means "water-loving") that don't dissolve readily in water. In medicine, it's an old term for rabies, which as one of its effects makes it painful to swallow; an animal with rabies often avoids water despite being thirsty because swallowing hurts so much.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agohydro=water
phobic=fear
fear of water
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∙ 12y agoHydrophobic - doesn't like water.
Hydrophilic - likes water.
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∙ 14y agoA hydrophobic is a person who is deathly afraid of water
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∙ 9y agoHydrophobic means tending to repel or fail to mix with water
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Suffering from Hydrophobia (rabies)
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∙ 13y agoHydrophobic: repelling water
Hydrophilic: attraction for water
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∙ 14y agofats, oils, lipids are all hydrophobic.
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∙ 11y agoIt is something that dislikes water
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Does nonpolar means hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Nonpolar means hydrophobic.
Are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophobic?
All Lipids are hydrophobic: that's the one property they have in common. This group of molecules includes fats and oils, waxes, phospholipids, steroids and cholesterol.
What does water-loving and water-hating mean?
hydrophobic is water hating and hydrophilic is water loving
Are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Lipids are hydrophobic. This quality means that they repel water rather than draw it in.
Is cellulose hydrophobic?
Cellulose is mainly adipose tissue so yes, it is hydrophobic.
Is cholesterol hydrophobic or hydrophobic?
Cholesterol has many hydrophobic side chains and a single hydrophilic side chain. Because it contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, it is amphipathic.yes cholesterol Hydrophobic , choestol not soluble in water
Is vitamin A hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophobic
What is hydrophobic and how do you determine if a molecule is hydrophobic?
Hydrophobic means that the molecule is repelled by water. You can tell if a molecule is hydrophobic by the way the atoms are arranged.
Does nonpolar means hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Nonpolar means hydrophobic.
Are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophobic?
All Lipids are hydrophobic: that's the one property they have in common. This group of molecules includes fats and oils, waxes, phospholipids, steroids and cholesterol.
The interior of the phospholipid bilayer is?
Hydrophobic.
Is the phosphate group hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophobic
Is The hydrophobic part of a cell membrane is on the inside of the phospholipid bilayer?
hydrophobic
What is characteristics of hydrophobic solution?
The meaning of hydrophobic is which rejects water, which cannot be wetted; solids are hydrophobic not liquids.
Is copper surface hydrophobic?
The copper surface is not hydrophobic.
Which materials dissolve in water- hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophobic
What kind of molecules are water fearing?
hydrophobic.
