am·phi·phil·ic
adj : of, relating to, consisting of, or being one or more molecules (as of a glycolipid or sphingolipid in a biological membrane) having a polar water-soluble terminal group attached to a water-insoluble hydrocarbon chain am*phi*phile n
Similar sounding terms: am·pho·phil·ic
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