hydropathicity

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noun

The relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein

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Meanings

nounhydropathicity (plural hydropathicities)

plural hydropathicities

  1. chemistryThe relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein

Origin

From hydropathic + -ity.

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hydropathicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydropathicity

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“hydropathicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydropathicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydropathicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydropathicity.

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