lipophilic

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lipophilic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  lipophilic \lipophilic\ adj. (Chem.)
     having an affinity for lipids; -- of chemical substances or
     parts of molecules. Contrasted to lipophobic or polar.
  
     Syn: lipotropic, nonpolar.
          [WordNet 1.5]

lipophilic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lipophilic
      adj 1: having an affinity for lipids [syn: lipophilic,
             lipotropic]