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Amphiphilic
Adjective
Definitions
1.
Adjective
Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
2.
Adjective
Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.
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