2007-07-16 09:41:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Having a strong affinity for oil.
2007-07-16 09:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means 2 things.
1. in the time it took you to post this question you could have just gone to a dictionary site and looked it up.
2. of or pertaining to a substance that has an affinity for oils and not for water.
2007-07-16 16:44:45 · answer #2 · answered by sketchwork 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Chemistry term pertaining to a substance that has an affinity for oils and not for water.
2007-07-16 16:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by pretty panda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"phylic" from the Greek means lover; "oleo" is Greek for oil but in chemistry means oil makers or double bond containing.
Oleophilic means something that is attracted to a double bond.
2007-07-16 16:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by GTB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a substance that has an affinity for oil, rather than water.
2007-07-16 16:45:23 · answer #5 · answered by JLynes 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's the same as lypophilic.
take a dictionary and check it out !
2007-07-16 16:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋