AMPHIPHILIC


Meaning of AMPHIPHILIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfi-lik ]

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 ˈam(p)-fə-ˌfīl noun

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