amphipathic

am phi path ic |ˌamfəˈpaTHik ˌæmfəˈpæθɪk | ▶adjective Biochemistry (of a molecule, esp. a protein ) having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. ORIGIN 1930s: from amphi- + Greek pathikos (from pathos ‘experience ’).

amphipathic

amphipathic |ˌamfɪˈpaθɪk |(also amphiphilic |ˌamfɪˈfɪlɪk |) ▶adjective Biochemistry (of a molecule, especially a protein ) having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. ORIGIN 1930s: from amphi- + Greek pathikos (from pathos ‘experience ’).