anfifílico
See also: anfifilico
Portuguese
Etymology
From anfi- + -fílico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fiˈfi.li.ku/
- Hyphenation: an‧fi‧fí‧li‧co
Adjective
anfifílico (feminine anfifílica, masculine plural anfifílicos, feminine plural anfifílicas)
- (chemistry, of a molecule) amphiphilic (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
- (biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) amphiphilic (having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones)
Further reading
- “anfifílico” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “anfifílico” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “anfifílico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From anfi- + -fílico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anfiˈfiliko/ [ãɱ.fiˈfi.li.ko]
- Rhymes: -iliko
- Syllabification: an‧fi‧fí‧li‧co
Adjective
anfifílico (feminine anfifílica, masculine plural anfifílicos, feminine plural anfifílicas)
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