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AMPHIPHILE Synonyms

There are 3 synonyms of the word amphiphile. (exact relations)
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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.

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