A hydrophilic substance is one that has an affinity for water; it can dissolve in or mix well with water.
Solvent: A substance, often liquid, capable of dissolving another substance (solute).
Solute: The substance that gets dissolved by a solvent.
Polarity: The property having distinct and opposite charges (positive and negative).
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