lipophilic

American  

[lip-uh-fil-ik, lahy-puh-] / ˌlɪp əˈfɪl ɪk, ˌlaɪ pə- /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

1. having a strong affinity for lipids.

2. promoting the dissolvability or absorbability of lipids.

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lipophilic British  

/ ˌlaɪ-, ˌlɪpəʊˈtrɒpɪk, ˌlɪpəʊˈfɪlɪk /

adjective

1. chem having an affinity for lipids

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Etymology

Origin of lipophilic

First recorded in 1945–50; lipo- ¹ + -philic

Example Sentences

Most of these toxics are lipophilic, stored in fats and blubber, and they really start circulating when mothers have less to eat, Weiss said.

From Seattle Times

Researchers have traditionally stained the cells with lipophilic dyes and employed fluorescence microscopy to study LDs within cells.

From Science Daily

THC and CBD are molecules that are lipophilic, which means they love fat.

From Salon

“It’s very lipophilic, which means it stays in the fat, and the females transfer a huge proportion of the contaminant burden to their offspring,” Dr. Hanson said.

From New York Times

They want to tackle oil spills by designing a hydrogel with a lipophilic polymer that absorbs oil instead of water, for example.

From Scientific American