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amphipathic

[am-fuh-path-ik]

adjective

Chemistry.

  1. an uncommon variant of amphiphilic.

amphipathic

/ ˈæmfɪˌpæθ, ˌæmfɪˈpæθɪk /

adjective

  1. chem biochem of or relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements, such as are found in detergents, or phospholipids of biological membranes

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphipathic1

First recorded in 1970–75; amphi- + -pathic

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