How To Use oleophilic In A Sentence
- They do, however, readily retain oil they are oleophilic and do not readily give it up. HOME COMFORTS
- Many synthetics also tend to be oleophilic and hydrophobic—they attract oil and repel water—which means that they tend to oil-stain and to resist getting thoroughly wet and clean in the laundry. HOME COMFORTS
- Soil-release treatments are applied only to synthetic fibers and their blends or to durable-press fabrics, that is, to oleophilic/hydrophobic fibers or to those that, as a result of resin treatments, resist thorough wetting, and thus thorough cleaning, during laundering. HOME COMFORTS
- Like other hydrophobic, oleophilic fibers, polypropylene is prone to retaining oily soils from, for instance, food spills or the body. HOME COMFORTS
- All are oleophilic—oil-loving—and prone to being stained by oil. HOME COMFORTS