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Hydrophobia

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Hydrophobia or hydrophobe may refer to:

Science and medicine

  • Hydrophobe, a term used in chemistry to describe chemical "aversions" of a molecule, or part of a molecule, to water
  • Hydrophobia, the historic name for rabies, especially a set of symptoms of the later stages of an infection, in which the person has difficulty swallowing, shows panic when presented with liquids to drink, and cannot quench their thirst

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