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Patent Pending In chemistry, hydrophobicity (from Ancient Greek ὑδρόφοβος, having a horror of water,[1] constructed from ὕδωρ, water,[1] and φόβος, fear [1]) is the physical property of a molecule (known as a hydrophobe) that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water.[2] (Strictly speaking, there is no repulsive force involved; it as an absence of attraction.)