English Explanatory Dictionary

lipophilic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the quality of dissolving in lipids; typically composed of mostly nonpolar bonds.

Word forms

lipophilic

Etymology

From lipo- (“lipid”) + -philic (“loving”).

Antonyms

hydrophilic

Derived words

lipophilicity nonlipophilic
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