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English
Etymology
From lyo- + -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).
Noun
lyophile (plural lyophiles)
- (chemistry) a lyophilic substance
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Adjective
lyophile (comparative more lyophile, superlative most lyophile)
- (chemistry) lyophilic
- 1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148:
- As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell.
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French
Adjective
lyophile (plural lyophiles)
- lyophile
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