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Amphipol

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amphiphilenoun(chemistry) A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Many such compounds are used as surfactants.
ampholinenounA particular commercial mixture of ampholytes
amphipathnounAny amphipathic substance or material.
bolaamphiphilenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of amphiphilic surfactants that have two hydrophilic groups separated by a relatively long hydrophobic chain or similar structure
polyampholytenoun(chemistry) Any ampholytic polymer
ampholytenoun(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
biosurfactantnounAny surfactant of biological origin
poloxaminenounAny of a family of copolymers of three long chains of ethylene oxide and a single chain of propylene oxide that are used as nonionic surfactants
amphoionnoun(chemistry) zwitterion
amphidinolnoun(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy polyene, present in marine dinoflagellates of the genus Amphidinium, that is an antifungal agent
poloxamernoun(chemistry) Any of a family of copolymers of two long chains of ethylene oxide and a central chain of propylene oxide that are used as nonionic surfactants.
pluronic acidnoun(organic chemistry) A nonionic surfactant used in biochemical research.
polyquaterniumnoun(chemistry) Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups; they act as surfactants in shampoos and various hair products
cocamidopropylbetainenounA mixture of closely related organic compounds derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, used as a surfactant.
amphoterismnoun(chemistry) The property of being amphoteric.
cocamidenounA mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.
dimethylaminopropylaminenoun(organic chemistry) A diamine used in the preparation of surfactants such as cocamidopropylbetaine.
sodium cocoamphoacetatenoun(organic chemistry) A surfactant and stabilizer derived from coconut oil.
anionic detergentnoun(physical chemistry) Any detergent in which the lipophilic part of the molecule is an anion; examples include soaps and synthetic long-chain sulfates and sulfonates
prenylsurfactantnoun(organic chemistry) A surfactant (typically a sulfonate) that has a polyisoprene chain as the lipophylic (hydrophobic) part

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