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Record 1 2016-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Petroleum
DEF

Relating to or having strong affinity for fats or other lipids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Pétrole
DEF

Qui a de l'affinité pour les lipides ou les phases lipidiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Petróleo
DEF

Que es miscible en lípidos o atraído por éstos.

CONT

[La] acción [del detergente] se basa en la disolución o emulsión de sustancias insolubles en agua, pues sus constituyentes poseen, a la vez, características hidrofílicas(amigo del agua) [y] lipofílicas(amigo de la grasa) [...]

OBS

lipófilo: término que se aplica a un grupo de una molécula tensioactiva, para indicar su tendencia a ser soluble en la grasa.

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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Teinturerie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Tintorerías
DEF

Fenómeno por el que una molécula con grupos de polaridad distinta se une, por un lado, a aceites o grasas y, por otro, se orienta en la superficie del agua. Permite solubilizar tales sustancias.

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