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amphiphiles

amphiphiles is the plural of amphiphile.

Meaning of amphiphile

Noun

amphiphile (plural amphiphiles)

  1. A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds are used as surfactants.

Questions about amphiphiles

What is amphiphiles the plural of?
Amphiphiles is the plural of amphiphile.

Words near amphiphiles in the dictionary

  1. amphipathy
  2. amphipatic
  3. amphiphatic
  4. amphiphil
  5. amphiphile
  6. amphiphiles
  7. amphiphilic
  8. amphiphilically
  9. amphiphilicities
  10. amphiphilicity
  11. amphiphillic

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