Water is considered to be a universal solvent that hydrophilic materials can dissolve in However, hydrophobic molecules cannot dissolve in water The term 'hydrophobic' derives from Greek roots, where 'hydro' means water andIn industry, superhydrophobic coatings are used in ultradry surface applications The coating causes an almost imperceptibly thin layer of air to form on top of a surface Superhydrophobic coatings are also found in nature;The word Hydro means water The term 'phobic' has been derived from the word 'phobia', which means fear Hence the term hydrophobic means fear of water Hydrophobic molecules that are known as hydrophobes are molecules that repel water
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