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Amphiphillic is a word used to describe a molecule when it contains parts that are hydrophilic and parts that are hydrophobic[1]. This is seen in proteins that both span the plasma membrane and also contain domains outside of the membrane in the cytosol.


References

  1. Alberts B., Johnson A., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K., Walter P., 2008, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, USA, Garland Science, pg 618