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How to pronounce hydrophobic in American English
“hydrophobic” pronunciation by American speakers
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There'd be no hydrophobic soils.
US Forest Service
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HOLT: This type of granite is "hydrophobic"--it resists water.
NSF
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hydrophobic columns can change how you separate gas liquid mixtures and uh which is going to
NASA
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