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 orpolar .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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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Examples
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They are often referred to as lipophilic or fat-loving chemicals.
DDT 2008
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They are often referred to as lipophilic or fat-loving chemicals.
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The most common type of statins, known as lipophilic, had the greatest impact.
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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
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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
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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
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Air and ocean currents carry pesticides from industrial zones to the Arctic, where the "lipophilic" (fat-loving) substances accumulate in fatty tissues.
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Many of them are lipophilic -- meaning they cling to fat.
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An ingredient has to be watery but moderately lipophilic too.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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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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