adj
(chemistry) Having both electrophilic and nucleophilic character.
n
Any amphipathic substance or material.
adj
(chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
n
The condition of being amphipathic
adj
Alternative form of amphiphilic [(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.]
adj
(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.
adv
(organic chemistry) By means of amphiphilic substances
n
(countable) The extent to which something is amphiphilic
adj
Both hydrophobic and lipophobic
adj
(biology) Having both lipotropic and hydrotropic characteristics (used especially of proteins)
adj
(chemistry) Relating to, or producing chelation
n
(biochemistry) An enzyme activator that is active only in the presence of iron ions
adj
(of a diet) of which only some of its components are chemically defined
adj
Of or pertaining to a polyelectrolyte.
n
A solution that is roughly isotonic with interstitial fluid, used in physiological experiments and tissue culture.
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