Assertion: lipid | /r/HasProperty | amphiphilic
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text: Lipids are amphiphilic: they have one end that is soluble in water ('polar') and an ending that is soluble in fat ('nonpolar').
text: Many lipids are amphiphilic, meaning they have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic components.
text: Most lipids consist of a polar or hydrophilic head (typically glycerol) and one to three nonpolar or hydrophobic fatty acid tails, and therefore they are amphiphilic.