a. [ L. hydrophobicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hydrophobique. ] Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water, Ant. hydrophilic