Lipophilic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having an affinity for, tending to combine with, or capable of dissolving in lipids.
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  • adj. Having the quality of dissolving in lipids
  • adj. Typically have the quality of being composed of mostly nonpolar bonds
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. having an affinity for lipids; -- of chemical substances or parts of molecules. Contrasted to lipophobic or polar.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having an affinity for lipids
    • Equivalent
    oleophilic   
    Antonym
    lipophobic    polar    hydrophilic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lipotropic    nonpolar   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amphoteric    non-polar    covalent    hydrophobic    tetracyclic   
     
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