— amphiphilic /am'feuh fil"ik/ , adj.
/am"feuh fuyl'/ , n. Biochem.
any of many organic compounds, as a surfactant, detergent, bile salt, or phospholipid, composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions.
[ 1970-75; AMPHI- + -PHILE ]
— amphiphilic /am'feuh fil"ik/ , adj.
/am"feuh fuyl'/ , n. Biochem.
any of many organic compounds, as a surfactant, detergent, bile salt, or phospholipid, composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions.
[ 1970-75; AMPHI- + -PHILE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012