Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having an affinity for, tending to combine with, or capable of dissolving in lipids.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) having an affinity for lipids; -- of chemical substances or parts of molecules. Contrasted to lipophobic or polar.

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  • adjective Having the quality of dissolving in lipids
  • adjective Typically have the quality of being composed of mostly nonpolar bonds

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having an affinity for lipids

Etymologies

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lipo- (“lipid”) + -philic (“loving”)

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Examples

  • They are often referred to as lipophilic or fat-loving chemicals.

    DDT 2008

  • They are often referred to as lipophilic or fat-loving chemicals.

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2009

  • The most common type of statins, known as lipophilic, had the greatest impact.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Plus, mercury is lipophilic, meaning that it concentrates in fatty tissues, especially in the brain, which is made mostly of fat.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2010

  • Plus, mercury is lipophilic, meaning that it concentrates in fatty tissues, especially in the brain, which is made mostly of fat.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2010

  • Plus, mercury is lipophilic, meaning that it concentrates in fatty tissues, especially in the brain, which is made mostly of fat.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2010

  • Air and ocean currents carry pesticides from industrial zones to the Arctic, where the "lipophilic" (fat-loving) substances accumulate in fatty tissues.

    Courthouse News Service 2009

  • Many of them are lipophilic -- meaning they cling to fat.

    Christopher Gavigan: Dust Becomes You 2009

  • An ingredient has to be watery but moderately lipophilic too.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Applying a lipophilic or aquaphilic product onto a dried-out surface is like putting a cream or lotion on a stone—it just sits there or slides off because there are no pathways in which to move deeper.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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