oleophilic

IPA: oʊɫiʌfˈɪɫɪk

Examples of "oleophilic" in Sentences

All are oleophilic—oil-loving—and prone to being stained by oil.
They do, however, readily retain oil they are oleophilic and do not readily give it up.
Like other hydrophobic, oleophilic fibers, polypropylene is prone to retaining oily soils from, for instance, food spills or the body.
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.
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.