Definition of Hydrophilous

1. Adjective. (biology) That grows or thrives in or near water ¹

2. Adjective. (botany) That is pollinated by water ¹

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Medical Definition of Hydrophilous

1. Readily absorbing moisture, hygroscopic, having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrophilous

hydrophids
hydrophil
hydrophile
hydrophiles
hydrophilia
hydrophilic
hydrophilic colloid
hydrophilic group
hydrophilic ointment
hydrophilic petrolatum
hydrophilic signaling molecule
hydrophilicity
hydrophilid
hydrophilite
hydrophilites
hydrophilous (current term)
hydrophily
hydrophlorone
hydrophobe
hydrophobes
hydrophobia
hydrophobias
hydrophobic
hydrophobic bond
hydrophobic bonding
hydrophobic colloid
hydrophobic effect
hydrophobic interaction
hydrophobic tetanus
hydrophobically

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