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The word moiety ( /ˈmɔɪəti/) is often used synonymously to "functional group," but, according to the IUPAC definition,[3] a moiety is a part of a molecule that may include either whole functional groups or parts of functional groups as substructures.

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So basically, a hydrophilic moiety is just part of a molecule that is hydrophilic, the phospholipid heads on the inner and outer leaflets of the plasma membrane.

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