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amphiphobic

amphiphobic adjective: both hydrophobic and lipophobic.

Adjective

amphiphobic (not comparable)

  1. Both hydrophobic and lipophobic

Origin of amphiphobic

From amphi- + -phobic.

Questions about amphiphobic

What does amphiphobic mean?
Amphiphobic means both hydrophobic and lipophobic.
What part of speech is amphiphobic?
Amphiphobic is an adjective.

Words near amphiphobic in the dictionary

  1. amphiphilically
  2. amphiphilicities
  3. amphiphilicity
  4. amphiphillic
  5. amphiphloic
  6. amphiphobic
  7. amphiphylic
  8. amphiphysin
  9. amphiphysins
  10. amphiphyte
  11. amphiphytes

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