\▐lī-ә-▐fi-lik\ adj (1911) Describing a substance that easily forms colloidal suspensions. Such ability when the suspending medium is water is called hydrophilic. A PVC plastisol is an example of a lyophilic suspension.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Lyophilic. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_7084
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