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Being hydrophobic means to hate water or to have a fear of water.
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What does misandrist mean?
Male-hating. This is a neologism, a back-formation from the word misogynist, which means female-hating
What does water-loving and water-hating mean?
hydrophobic is water hating and hydrophilic is water loving
Is hydrophilic the same as hydrophobic?
hydrophilic - loves water hydrophobic - repels water
Lipids are described as being what or water-hating?
Lipids are hydrophobic macromolecules. Literally it means "fear of water", and that water cannot easily diffuse across lipid membranes.
In which body of water are the Asian Island located?
Pacific...hating Anthropology
What type of molecle has water loving and water hating?
regions
What is a word for hating a country?
Its shut up
What word means a small body of water?
What word means a small body of water
What are properties of hydrophobic and hydrophilic?
hydrophobic is water hating and hydrophilic is water loving ( attracts water).
What word means to travel around the world by water?
Circumnavigate is the word that means to travel around the world by water.
What word with a Greek root means excessive loss of water?
The word "dehydration" means loss of water, from the Greek root hydro (water).
Is lethicin a protein?
Lecithin is what you are looking for, not lethicin. It is a phospholipid. Which means that it has a phosphate part and a lipid part. This means that it has both water loving and water hating parts which makes it great for use in the body in places like the mucous membrane of our gut. It is not a protein.
