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親水性

简亲水性 · 繁親水性

Mandarin · pinyin qīn shuǐ xìng

hydrophilic

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–3–4 · qin1 shui3 xing4

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noun

(chemistry) hydrophilicity

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