Usually means: Substance that readily attracts water.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. hydrophile: Collins English Dictionary
  2. hydrophile: Wordnik
  3. hydrophile: Wiktionary
  4. hydrophile: Dictionary.com
  5. Hydrophile: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. hydrophile: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hydrophile: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. hydrophile: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. hydrophile: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Bryological (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hydrophile)

noun:  (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
noun:  (zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.
adjective:  Hydrophilic.

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