Amphiphilic

Synonyms for "amphiphilic" (2 found)

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9 translations across 4 languages.

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Finnish

3 entries
  • amfifiilinen adj (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
  • amfifiilinen adj (having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones)
  • yhteisliukoinen adj (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)

Italian

2 entries
  • anfifilico adj (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
  • anfifilico adj (having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • anfifílico adj (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
  • anfifílico adj (having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones)

Spanish

2 entries
  • anfifílico adj (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
  • anfifílico adj (having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones)

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Sequential living polymerizations of hydrophilic and hydrophobic vinyl ethers from these trifunctional initiators give amphiphilic triarmed block copolymers where the hydrophilic segments may be placed either inner or outer layer of the three arms.

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