"amphipathic" meaning in English

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        "Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups."
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        "(chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups."
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          "sense": "of a molecule: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups",
          "word": "anfipatico"
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        "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."
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        "(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."
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    "amphipathic"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of a molecule: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups",
      "word": "anfipatico"
    },
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      "sense": "of a molecule: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups",
      "word": "anfipático"
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      "sense": "of a molecule: having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups",
      "word": "anfipático"
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