Amphipathic

Meaning

Adj

●

In Chemistry:

Describing a

, such as a

, which has both

and

groups.

●

In Biochemistry:

Of the

(s) on a

,

an

, where one

of the

has

and the

has

(or

)

.

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Origin

amphipathic

English

-pathic

English

amphi-

English

ἀμφί

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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