Definition of "oleophilic" [oleophilic]

• Having a strong affinity for oils rather than water (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "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."
• "Like other hydrophobic, oleophilic fibers, polypropylene is prone to retaining oily soils from, for instance, food spills or the body."
• "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."