Hydrophobic — Science definition
Describes a region that interacts poorly with water and tends to cluster away from water in an aqueous environment. It does not literally fear water or exert a special repelling force.
Where it is taught
- The Cell Membrane — Cells, Membranes & Exchange, Life Science: Biology, Grade 10
In use
The other end, a pair of fatty-acid 'tails,' is hydrophobic — it is repelled by water and will do almost anything to avoid it.
The Cell Membrane