amphiphilic

amphiphilic
SYN: amphipathic. [amphi- + G. philos, fond]

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am·phi·phil·ic .am-fə-'fil-ik adj of, relating to, consisting of, or being one or more molecules (as of a glycolipid or sphingolipid) in a biological membrane having a polar water-soluble terminal group attached to a water-insoluble hydrocarbon chain
am·phi·phile 'am-fə-.fīl n

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