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the word that describes phospholipids partially water - soluble characteristics is
hydrophobic
amphiphilic
hydrophilic
Phospholipids have a hydrophilic (water - loving) head and hydrophobic (water - fearing) tails. This dual nature makes them amphiphilic, which means they have both water - loving and water - fearing parts and are partially water - soluble due to the hydrophilic head. Hydrophobic means repelling water and hydrophilic means attracting water, but neither fully describes the dual nature of phospholipids.
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B. amphiphilic