amphiphilic

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
    — Sequential living polymerizations of hydrophilic and hydrophobic vinyl ethers from these trifunctional initiators give amphiphilic triarmed block copolymers where the hydrophilic segments may be placed either inner or outer layer of the three arms.
  2. Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.

词形变化

more amphiphilic comparative most amphiphilic superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
amphiphilically amphiphilicity nonamphiphilic
相关词
amphipathic amphiphobic amphiprotic amphoteric surfactant

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor.
English amphi-
English -philic
English amphiphilic
From amphi- + -philic.
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