💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Water repellent"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| water-resistant | That slows the penetration of water (but is not necessarily fully watertight). |
| impermeable | Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof. |
| water-repellentnoun | That does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water. |
| waterproofingnoun | The treatment of something to make it waterproof. |
| vapor retardernoun | A layer of material or a laminate used to appreciably reduce the flow of water vapor into a roof assembly. |
| drying agentnoun | Any compound that has an affinity for water such that it will extract it from other materials; a desiccant |
| hydrophobationnoun | The act or process of making something hydrophobic / waterproof |
| wetter | A wetting agent or surfactant. |
| gore-texnoun | A synthetic ePTFE (Teflon) fabric that is permeable to water vapour but impermeable to water drops; used for making breathable rainwear. |
| humectantnoun | Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist. |
| metallic waterproofingnoun | (construction) finely graded iron particles combined with an oxidizing catalyst. When mixed with water (or water, cement and sand), the finely distributed particles expand, creating a waterproof layer that becomes part of the surface to which it is applied. |
| washwaternoun | Water used for washing, especially in industrial processes. |
| superwettingnoun | The ability of some substances, such as certain trisiloxanes, to wet surfaces that are usually hydrophobic. |
| water absorptionnoun | The amount of water absorbed by a material, calculated as the ration of the weight of water absorbed to the weight of the material in dry condition. |
| wetting agentnoun | A substance, such as a surfactant, that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, allowing it to spread across and penetrate the surface of a solid. |
| hydrophobizationnoun | (chemistry, physics) The act or process of making something hydrophobic, such as the surface of a particle |
| dispersantnoun | (chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid. |
| damp proofingnoun | A protective measure applied to the exterior of building foundation walls to prevent rising damp |
| cutinizationnoun | (botany) The conversion of cell walls into a material that repels water, as in cork. |
| wettingnoun | The act of making something wet. |
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