Lipophilicity
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Lipophilicity
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Lipophilicity is the ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents such as hexane or toluene. Such compounds are called lipophilic. Such non-polar solvents are themselves lipophilic, and the adage "like dissolves like" generally holds true. Thus lipophilic substances tend to dissolve in other lipophilic substances, whereas hydrophilic ("water-loving") substances tend to dissolve in water and other hydrophilic substances. Lipophilicity, hydrophobicity, a
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Affinity of a molecule or a moiety for a lipophilic environment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipophilicity
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2024-04-20T13:26:49Z
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