Portuguese

Adjective

anfipático m ‎(feminine singular anfipática, masculine plural anfipáticos, feminine plural anfipáticas, comparable)

1. (chemistry, of a molecule) amphipathic (having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups)
2. (biochemistry, of an alpha helix) amphipathic (having one surface with hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface with hydrophobic or lipophilic aminoacids)