How to Use hydrophobic in a Sentence

hydrophobic

adjective

• Kids were told the term for the sand is hydrophobic sand.
  — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 July 2017
• Because the water–food coloring mixture avoids the Sharpie’s hydrophobic ink, the droplets would follow the contours of the tracks.
  — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2015
• The lenses bring in a great amount of light to work well in dim conditions and are even hydrophobic to repel moisture and keep images clear.
  — Will Palmer, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2020
• Steep slopes and an imminent monsoon mean the hydrophobic ground is ripe for erosion.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 June 2021
• And fire scorches the ground, turning it hydrophobic, meaning the soil can't absorb any water.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 June 2021
• Some anglers prefer a hydrophobic powder to keep their flies afloat.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 16 Sep. 2020
• Some of the amino acids are hydrophobic (water-fearing), and some are hydrophilic (water-loving).
  — Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2016
• My favorite piece was a white table coated in a hydrophobic substance on which Troemel poured a bottle of green Gatorade and a bottle of yellow Gatorade.
  — Adrian Chen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2017
• For starters, there’s the synthetic fiber, called olefin, that spans the sole; it’s hydrophobic and thus promotes incredibly fast wicking.
  — Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• Designed for everyday use, this strap is resistant to water, sweat and spills, thanks to hydrophobic leather, and the lugs and buckle are made from stainless steel.
  — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 13 Aug. 2020
• Elastic bands at the ankle and midfoot keep the sock in place, while Drymax’s hydrophobic dual-layer fabric removes sweat to keep your dogs dry.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2020
• The cactuses have taken to the burn scar unlike trees in replanting efforts elsewhere in the state because the soil didn't become hydrophobic, or glass-like, after the fire.
  — Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2022
• This causes the outside layer of the mask to be hydrophobic, which prevents it from absorbing water if it's worn in the rain or while exercising.
  — Zoe Malin, NBC News, 31 July 2020
• The lecithin from egg yolks creates a barrier between the tar and the turtle's digestive tract when its hydrophobic side binds to the tar while its hydrophilic side faces the outside, reports Live Science.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2021
• The beetle’s wings are studded with hydrophilic bumps that collect water droplets, and hydrophobic channels that funnel water droplets into the bug’s mouth.
  — Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2022
• Delta fabric is engineered with a mix of hydrophobic and hydrophilic yarns to speed sweat evaporation.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 1 June 2021
• In short, three-layer masks are the best, with hydrophobic material on the outside and hydrophilic materials on the inside.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2020
• His team recently found that simple criteria—like how small and hydrophobic the molecules are—can forecast which chemicals give off a smell in the first place.
  — Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
• This fungal disease can produce mushrooms, and both green and hydrophobic (extremely dry) rings.
  — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2021
• This PFC-Free eco-friendly treatment is applied in a patented process to create a super hydrophobic finish that never washes or wears off.
  — Sami Emory, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2018
• Heavy rains can essentially separate the upper layers of the soil from the hydrophobic layer below.
  — Kendra Pierre-Louis, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022
• They're also polarized to reduce glare and treated with a hydrophobic coating.
  — Adrienne So, WIRED, 5 July 2019
• To capture the heat, the team built out a stack of water channels, separated by porous hydrophobic membranes and heat conduction layers.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2019
• Burn scars from wildfires in the region are the greatest areas of concern for flash flooding -- after a fire incinerates a swath of land, the ground left behind is hydrophobic, acting more like concrete than a sponge.
  — Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN, 19 July 2021
• The Glorieta features Polartec Delta fabric, which uses hydrophobic and hydrophilic yarns to dissipate sweat and body heat.
  — Lydia Tanner, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• The panels of hydrophobic Xpel mesh kept drying time to a minimum after frequent stream crossings, and the chunky lugs provided excellent grip on soft terrain.
  — Lydia Tanner, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• Montisano told the Times that the setup of the monkeys’ enclosure — surrounded by a moat to keep the hydrophobic primates in and a low fence to keep curious zoo visitors out — is common but may need to be altered.
  — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 25 May 2021
• The hydrophobic environment of the cell membrane though is full of other molecules in between the phospholipids that do various things.
  — Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
• The three-layer jacket is spun from a waterproof but breathable membrane that's lighter and softer-feeling than other hydrophobic fabrics.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Dec. 2019
• Each layer contains fatty lipids with two significant regions: the hydrophobic tail, which resists water, and the hydrophilic head, which plays nice with water.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024