autophobicity

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00529
If adsorption equilibrium and mutual
saturation
of the phases is not achieved instantly, it is possible to distinguish the initial spreading tension, σiαβδ, from the final spreading tension, σiαβδ, when equilibrium has been reached. In the case in which σiαβδ is positive, while σiαβδ is negative, the system is said to exhibit autophobicity.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 598 [Terms] [Paper]