AMPHIPHILE Synonyms
There are 3 synonyms of the word
amphiphile.
(exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word amphiphile. (close relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word amphiphile. (close relations)
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Definition of AMPHIPHILE
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| hydrophobic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water adjective satellite • abnormally afraid of water | ||||||
| lipophilic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having an affinity for lipids | ||||||
| amphipathic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. • Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids. | ||||||
