Lipophilic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lipophilic \lipophilic\ adj. (Chem.)
     having an affinity for lipids; -- of chemical substances or
     parts of molecules. Contrasted to {lipophobic} or {polar}.
  
     Syn: lipotropic, nonpolar.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lipophilic
       adj : having an affinity for lipids [syn: {lipotropic}]