noun
hydrophobic colloid
Technical term in colloid chemistry for a colloid that repels water and requires a stabilizer to remain dispersed.
疎水コロイドは水中で凝集しやすい。
Hydrophobic colloids tend to aggregate in water.
Hydrophilic colloid; attracts water and forms stable dispersions without added stabilizers.
Compound of 疎水 (hydrophobic) + コロイド (colloid). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.