anfifílico

See also: anfifilico

Portuguese

Etymology

From anfi- +‎ -fílico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.fiˈfi.li.ku/

• Hyphenation: an‧fi‧fí‧li‧co

Adjective

anfifílico (feminine anfifílica, masculine plural anfifílicos, feminine plural anfifílicas)

1. (chemistry, of a molecule) amphiphilic (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups)
2. (biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) amphiphilic (having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones)

Further reading

• “anfifílico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “anfifílico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “anfifílico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From anfi- +‎ -fílico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anfiˈfiliko/ [ãɱ.fiˈfi.li.ko]
• Rhymes: -iliko
• Syllabification: an‧fi‧fí‧li‧co

Adjective

anfifílico (feminine anfifílica, masculine plural anfifílicos, feminine plural anfifílicas)

1. amphiphilic