Is “Amphiphilic” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
AMPHIPHILIC
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Amphiphilic

adjective
  1. 1.(of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.

  2. 2.(of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.