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amphipatic

amphipatic is the misspelling of amphipathic.

Meaning of amphipathic

Adjective

amphipathic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
  2. 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.

Questions about amphipatic

What is amphipatic the misspelling of?
Amphipatic is the misspelling of amphipathic.

Words near amphipatic in the dictionary

  1. amphipathically
  2. amphipathicities
  3. amphipathicity
  4. amphipaths
  5. amphipathy
  6. amphipatic
  7. amphiphatic
  8. amphiphil
  9. amphiphile
  10. amphiphiles
  11. amphiphilic

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