change, alter, vary, modify mean to make or become different. change implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another. changed the shirt for a larger size; alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity.
hydrophilic - having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water. chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
Then the oil and fats, etc. can be easily washed away. A way to remember what Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic means is remembering that the word Hydro- is Greek for âwaterâ. Then âPhilic means, in Greek, âlovingâ and âphobic means âfearingâ. And thatâs the difference between Hydrophobic and hydrophilic. To see examples of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic, see âHydrophobic and Hydrophilic Examplesâ. Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Examples.