adj.
Pronunciation: - ' fi-lik
Function: adjective
Date: 1948
: of, relating to, or being a compound (as a surfactant) consisting of molecules having a polar water-soluble group attached to a water-insoluble hydrocarbon chain also : being a molecule of such a compound
– am · phi · phile \ ' am(p)-f ə - ˌ f ī l \ noun