(biology) That grows or thrives in or near water / (botany) That is pollinated by water

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance. / (zoology) Any organism that thrives in the presence of water.

Hydrophilic.

plural of hydrophile

(uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic. / (countable) A measure of the extent to which something is hydrophilic.

Alternative form of hydrophile

(transitive) To make hydrophilic.

present participle of hydrophilize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrophilize