Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having the quality of dissolving in lipids; typically composed of mostly nonpolar bonds.

    lipophil, fettlöslich

    жирораствори́мыйžirorastvorímyj

    having an affinity for lipids

Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
having the quality of dissolving in lipids:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having the quality of dissolving in lipids:

Origin

From lipo- (“lipid”) + -philic (“loving”).

From lipo- (“lipid”) + -philic (“loving”).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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