(LIP oh FILL ik): Having an affinity for lipids.
Capable of combining with or dissolving in lipids.
Having an affinity for oil. See also hydrophilic and hydrophobic.
with an affinity for fat.
Having an affinity for fat.
Describes a substance that dissolves in or is attracted to fats, oils or other lipids. Lipophilic functional groups or molecules prefer to be in an environment where there is no water.
A fiber that can absorb oils and solvents, but not water. Man-made fibers such as polyolefin, polyester, acrylic, and nylon. These are all hydrophobic.
Characterized by being attracted to lipids (literally, "lipid loving").
Having an affinity for fats.
Lipo = fat or lipid, philic = loving; substances which are lipophilic will dissolve in fat.
Having an amenity for oil. See also hydrophilic and hydrophobic.
used for molecules with chemical group(s) soluble in non-polar organic solvents and therefore insoluble in water but in liquid alkanes and fatty oils
Able to dissolve, be dissolved in, or absorb lipids (fats).
Agent that dissolves fats, e.g., alcohol.
Lipophilic, fat-liking, refers to the ability of an chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents such as hexane or toluene.Compendium of Chemical Terminology, http://goldbook.iupac.org/L03572.html lipophilic, accessed 15 Jan 2007. These non-polar solvents are themselves lipophilic — the axiom that like dissolves like generally holds true. Thus lipophilic substances tend to dissolve in other lipophilic substances, while hydrophilic (water-loving) substances tend to dissolve in water and other hydrophilic substances.
