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)

  1. (chemistry, of a molecule) amphiphilic (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
  2. (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

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)

  1. amphiphilic
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