Amphiphilic
any of many organic compounds, as a surfactant, detergent, bile salt, or phospholipid, composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions.
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any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc. of or relating to the amphipods. historical examples they are also found in some of the semi-terrestrial and purely aquatic amphipod crustaceans. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 2, slice 6 various noun any marine or freshwater crustacean of […]
- Amphipodous
adjective (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- Amphipolis
amphipolis city on both sides, a macedonian city, a great roman military station, through which paul and silas p-ssed on their way from philippi to thessalonica, a distance of 33 roman miles from philippi (acts 17:1). contemporary examples the drumbeat of antic-p-tion keeps growing louder in the reports and photos streaming from amphipolis. is this […]
- Amphiprostyle
prostyle on both fronts. adjective (esp of a cl-ssical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides noun a temple of this kind
- Amphiprotic
adjective another word for amphoteric