Hydrophilic

Hydrophilic:
The word hydrophilic is also derived from the Greek. "Hydro" is water as usual while "philia" means love: thus the word hydrophilic is the love of water. This word is the opposite of the word hydrophobic which is the fear of water. Instead of repelling the water these molecules are attracted to water. Molecules that are hydrophilic tend to dissolve easily inside of water. In the photo I have salt in my hand to represent hydrophilic molecules. The salt is hydrophilic because salt is easily dissolved by water, ergo it is hydrophilic.