oleophobic

1. 1.

   lacking affinity for oils

   Antonymsoleophilic

Questions about oleophobic

What does oleophobic mean?

oleophobic means "lacking affinity for oils".

How many syllables are in oleophobic?

oleophobic has 5 syllables: o-le-o-pho-bic. The stress falls on "pho".

What is the opposite of oleophobic?

The recorded antonyms are oleophilic.

Is oleophobic a common word?

oleophobic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.