INDUSTRY|chemistry
- lipifíleacht Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- lipophilicity
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- Definition the affinity of a molecule or a moiety for a lipophilic environment Reference "IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the ""Gold Book""). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8 http://goldbook.iupac.org/LT06965.html [13.7.2010]"
- Comment It is commonly measured by its distribution behaviour in a biphasic system, either liquid-liquid (e.g., partition coefficient in 1-octanol/water) or solid-liquid (retention on reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) or thin-layer chromatography (TLC) system)