List of Phobias - Biology, Chemistry

Biology, Chemistry

Biologists use a number of -phobia/-phobic terms to describe predispositions by plants and animals against certain conditions. For antonyms, see here.

  • Acidophobia/Acidophobic – preference for non-acidic conditions.
  • Heliophobia/Heliophobic – aversion to sunlight.
  • Hydrophobia/Hydrophobic – a property of being repelled by water.
  • Lipophobicity – a property of fat rejection
  • Oleophobicity – a property of oil rejection
  • Ombrophobia – avoidance of rain
  • Photophobia (biology) a negative phototaxis or phototropism response, or a tendency to stay out of the light
  • Superhydrophobe – the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet.
  • Thermophobia – aversion to heat.

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