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Definition of Amphiphilic
1. Adjective. (chemistry of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups. ¹
2. Adjective. (biochemistry of a protein especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amphiphilic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Amphiphilic
1. Synonym: amphipathic. Origin: amphi-+ G. Philos, fond (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphiphilic
Literary usage of Amphiphilic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"It is proposed that the amphiphilic ion exerts its effect by forming a lipid-like
layer around the resin particle which impedes ion transfer between the ..."
2. Hypochondriac's Guide to Phentermine by edited by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2005)
"... in the alveolar macrophage induced by cationic amphiphilic drugs. ... S.
Role of age in amphiphilic drug-induced pulmonary morphological and metabolic ..."
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