AMPHIPATHIC Synonyms
There is 1 synonym of the word
amphipathic.
(exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word amphipathic. (close relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word amphipathic. (close relations)
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Definition of AMPHIPATHIC
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| amphiphilic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups. • (of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones. | ||||||
