amphiphilic
Meaning of amphiphilic
adjective
(of a molecule, especially a protein) having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.
1930s: from amphi- + Greek pathikos (from pathos ‘experience’).
Information about amphiphilic
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of amphiphilic
am-phiphilic
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- amphiphilic is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with amphiphilic
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