See Also: Hydrophilic(medicine)
hydrophilic(dictionary)
hydrophilic colloid(medicine)
hydrophilic group(medicine)
hydrophilic ointment(medicine)
hydrophilic petrolatum(medicine)
contact lenses, hydrophilic(medicine)
hydrophilic signaling molecule(medicine)
psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid(medicine)

postiche (iou) and Hydrophilic (medicine)


postiche (iou)



postiche adjective & noun. As adjective also (earlier) postique. E18.
[French from Italian posticcio counterfeit, feigned.]
A. adjective. Artificial; (of a decoration in architecture etc.) added to a finished work, esp. inappropriately or superfluously. rare. E18.
b. noun.
An imitation substituted for the real thing; esp. a piece of false hair worn as an adornment. L19.
Imitation, pretence. rare. L19.

Hydrophilic (medicine)


hydrophilic
<chemistry> Readily absorbing moisture, hygroscopic, having strongly polar groups that readily interact with water.