HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does hydrophobic mean?
A
the fear of water
B
the fear of hydrogen
C
the love of water
D
the love of hydrogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrophobia: 1. Literally, an irrational fear of water, to drink or to swim in. Someone who is scared of the water is hydrophobic. 2. A term once commonly used for rabies because in the later stages of that disease, the animal (or person) has difficulty swallowing and so fears a drink of water.

Detailed explanation-2: -hydrophobia. noun. hy·dro·pho·bia ˌhī-drə-ˈfō-bē-ə : a morbid dread of water. : extreme fearfulness of swallowing liquids that is symptomatic of rabies and results from painful spasms of the throat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aquaphobia refers to an intense fear of or aversion to water. It is classified as a specific phobia. People often develop specific phobias during childhood.

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