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Hydrophobicity

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noun

(chemistry) A physical property or tendency of a molecule to repel a mass of water.


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Example of hydrophobicity is the formation of water drops on the hydrophobic surface of leaf.


Word origin: Attic Greek hydro- for water and phobos for fear.

Related forms: hydrophobicity (noun), hydrophobe (noun).

Compare: hydrophilicity.


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CELL HYDROPHOBICITY: A MISSED ROLE FOR PROTEINS

CELL HYDROPHOBICITY: A MISSED ROLE FOR PROTEINS For a long time, and up to the present, the term hydrophobicity was mostly has been associated chiefly with lipids. The well-known Meyer-Overton rule was always a strong argument ...

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by Vladimir Matveev
Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:27 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
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Protoreaction of Protoplasm

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by Vladimir Matveev
Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:58 am
 
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