hydrophile-lipophile balance

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hydrophile-lipophile balance [′hī·drə‚fīl ′lip·ə‚fīl ‚bal·əns]

(organic chemistry)

The relative simultaneous attraction of an emulsifier for two phases of an emulsion system; for example, water and oil.

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