anfipático
See also: anfipatico
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fiˈpa.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fiˈpa.t͡ʃi.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.fiˈpa.ti.ku/
- Hyphenation: an‧fi‧pá‧ti‧co
Adjective
anfipático (feminine anfipática, masculine plural anfipáticos, feminine plural anfipáticas)
- (chemistry, of a molecule) amphipathic (having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups)
- (biochemistry, of an alpha helix) amphipathic (having one surface with hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface with hydrophobic or lipophilic aminoacids)
Further reading
- “anfipático”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “anfipático”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “anfipático”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “anfipático”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From anfi- + -pático, a calque of English amphipathic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anfiˈpatiko/ [ãɱ.fiˈpa.t̪i.ko]
- Rhymes: -atiko
- Syllabification: an‧fi‧pá‧ti‧co
Adjective
anfipático (feminine anfipática, masculine plural anfipáticos, feminine plural anfipáticas)
Further reading
- “anfipático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024