Hydrophillic

Hydrophilic means water loving, it is a molecule that can dissolve or interact with water. (Bradley, 2006, p169) A hydrophilic molecule or part of the molecule is charged or polar, this is what gives the molecule the characteristic above. An example of a hydrophilic molecule is D-glucose.

Bibliography
Bradley, Phillip (2006), Compendium for Medical Sciences. Banbury: Scion Publishing limited