Definitions For Amphipathic
Adjective
(not comparable) (chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. (biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.Synonyms
amphiphilicTranslations
Italian: anfipatico Portuguese: anfipático Spanish: anfipático Portuguese: anfipáticoEtymology
From "on both sides".See also
amphiprotic amphoteric surfactantIs Amphipathic a Scrabble Word?
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The word Amphipathic is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends