| AMPHIPATH | • amphipath n. Any amphipathic substance or material. • AMPHIPATH adj. of or relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements. |
| AMPHIPATHIC | • amphipathic adj. (Chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. • amphipathic adj. (Biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the… • AMPHIPATHIC adj. of an unsymmetrical molecular group of which one end is hydrophilic and the other end hydrophobic. |
| AMPHIPHILE | • amphiphile n. (Chemistry) A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds… • AMPHIPHILE n. a type of molecule that is amphiphilic, of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| AMPHIPHILES | • amphiphiles n. Plural of amphiphile. • AMPHIPHILE n. a type of molecule that is amphiphilic, of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| AMPHIPHILIC | • amphiphilic adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups. • amphiphilic adj. (Biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic… • AMPHIPHILIC adj. of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| AMPHIPLOID | • amphiploid adj. (Genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species. • amphiploid n. (Genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species. • AMPHIPLOID n. having at least one set of diploid chromosomes derived from each parent species. |
| AMPHIPLOIDIES | • AMPHIPLOIDY n. the state of being amphiploid, having at least one set of diploid chromosomes derived from each parent species. |
| AMPHIPLOIDS | • amphiploids n. Plural of amphiploid. • AMPHIPLOID n. having at least one set of diploid chromosomes derived from each parent species. |
| AMPHIPLOIDY | • amphiploidy n. (Genetics) The condition of being amphiploid. • AMPHIPLOIDY n. the state of being amphiploid, having at least one set of diploid chromosomes derived from each parent species. |
| AMPHIPOD | • amphipod n. Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans. • AMPHIPOD n. a crustacean of the order Amphipoda, that includes e.g. sand-hoppers. |
| AMPHIPODOUS | • amphipodous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. • AMPHIPODOUS adj. having both walking and swimming feet. |
| AMPHIPODS | • amphipods n. Plural of amphipod. • AMPHIPOD n. a crustacean of the order Amphipoda, that includes e.g. sand-hoppers. |
| AMPHIPROSTYLAR | • amphiprostylar adj. Amphiprostyle. • AMPHIPROSTYLAR adj. of or like an amphiprostyle. |
| AMPHIPROSTYLE | • amphiprostyle adj. (Architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides. • amphiprostyle n. (Architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. • AMPHIPROSTYLE adj. with columns at each end but not at sides. |
| AMPHIPROSTYLES | • amphiprostyles n. Plural of amphiprostyle. • AMPHIPROSTYLE n. a building with columns at each end but not at the sides. |
| AMPHIPROTIC | • amphiprotic adj. (Chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric. • AMPHIPROTIC adj. having both protophilic (basic) and protogenic (acidic) properties. |