Preferred Label : lyophilic;
IUPAC definition : The terms lyophilic (hydrophilic, lipophilic, oleophilic, etc.) and lyophobic (lipophobic,
etc.) may be used to describe the character of interaction of a particular atomic
group with the medium. In this usage the terms have the relative qualitative meaning
of 'solvent preferring' (water-preferring, fat-preferring, etc.) and 'solvent rejecting'
(water-rejecting, fat-rejecting, etc.) respectively.;
Origin ID : L03655;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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The terms lyophilic (hydrophilic, lipophilic, oleophilic, etc.) and lyophobic (lipophobic,
etc.) may be used to describe the character of interaction of a particular atomic
group with the medium. In this usage the terms have the relative qualitative meaning
of 'solvent preferring' (water-preferring, fat-preferring, etc.) and 'solvent rejecting'
(water-rejecting, fat-rejecting, etc.) respectively.
