hydrophilous |
<chemistry> Readily absorbing moisture, hygroscopic, having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water. (18 Nov 1997) |
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hydrophily |
Water pollination. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrophlorone |
<chemistry> A white, crystalline benzene derivative, C8H10O2, obtained by the reduction of phlorone. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + phlorone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydrophobia |
<psychology> Fear of water. Origin: Gr. Phobos = fear (27 Sep 1997) |
hydrophobic |
<chemistry> Not readily absorbing water or being adversely affected by water, as a hydrophobic colloid. (18 Nov 1997) |
hydrophobic bond |
See: hydrophobic interaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrophobic bonding |
<chemistry> Interaction driven by the exclusion of nonpolar residues from water. It is an important determinant of protein conformation and of lipid structures and is considered to be a consequence of maximising polar interactions rather than a positive interaction between apolar residues. (18 Nov 1997) |
hydrophobic colloid |
A colloidal solution in which the disperse particles are solid and lyophobe or hydrophobe, and are therefore sharply demarcated from the fluid in which they are suspended. Synonym: hydrophobic colloid, lyophobic colloid, suspension colloid. Origin: suspension + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrophobic effect |
<chemistry> The tendency for the nonpolar portions of a group of lipid molecules to clump together with one another and exclude water and other polar molecules. The polar portions of the lipid molecules end up facing out. The hydrophobic effect is primarily responsible for the construction of lipid bilayers. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrophobic interaction |
<chemistry> The attractive force between molecules due to the close positioning of non-hydrophilic portions of the two molecules. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrophobic tetanus |
A type of local tetanus that follows wounds to the face and head; after a brief incubation (1-2 days) the facial and ocular muscles become paretic yet undergo repeated tetanic spasms. The throat and tongue muscles may also be affected. Synonym: cerebral tetanus, head tetanus, hydrophobic tetanus, rose cephalic tetanus, Rose's cephalic tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
hydrophobicity |
<chemistry> A measure of how insoluble (undissolvable) a given molecule is when in water or other polar liquids. (09 Oct 1997) |
hydrophoby |
See Hydrophobia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydrophora |
<zoology> The Hydroidea. Origin: NL, fr. E. Hydra + Gr. To bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
hydrophorograph |
An obsolete term for an instrument for recording the flow or pressure of a fluid; e.g., the flow of urine or the pressure of spinal fluid. Origin: G. Hydrophoros, carrying water, + grapho, to record (05 Mar 2000) |