AMPHIPHILIC Definition & Meaning

amphiphilic

[ am-fuh-fil-ik ]

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adjective

Biochemistry. (of a molecule) having two different affinities, as a polar end that is attracted to water and a nonpolar end that is repelled by it:
Phospholipids are amphiphilic molecules that are the structural foundation of essentially all cell membranes.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of amphiphilic¹

amphi- ( def ) + -philic ( def )

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Professor Park's team developed a supramolecular photocatalyst that can transfer electrons similar to chlorophyll in nature by modifying rhodamine, an existing fluorescent dyes, into an amphiphilic structure.

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The common factors among the active lipoproteins include a positive charge and an amphiphilic structure, meaning they have segments that repel fat and others that repel water.

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Vinyl cyanide is exciting because it's amphiphilic: One end has an electric charge, the other doesn't.

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