Acidophobia, Acidophobic - preference for non-acidic conditions. The terms Acidophobe/Acidophobia//Acidophoby/Acidophobic refer to intolerace to acidic environments. The term is variously applied to plants, bacteria, protozoa, animals, chemical compounds, etc. The anthonymous term is "acidophile". Cf. "alkaliphile".
Heliophobia, Heliophobic - aversion to sunlight.
Hydrophobia, Hydrophobic - a property of being repelled by water.
Lipophobicity - a property of fat rejection. Lipophobicity, also sometimes called lipophobia is a chemical property of chemical compounds which literally means "fat rejection". Lipophobic compounds are those not soluble in lipids or other non-polar solvents. From the other point of view, they do not absorb or adsorb fats.
Photophobia, Photophobic - a negative phototaxis or phototropism response.
Thermophobia/Thermophobic - aversion to heat. Thermophobic is used to describe an intolerance for high temperatures by either inorganic material or organisms.
Xerophobia/Xerophobic - aversion to dryness.
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