Lipophobic

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

  lipophobic \lipophobic\ adj. (Chem.)
     Not soluble in lipids, or in non-polar solvents; -- of
     chemical substances or parts of molecules; as, the lipophobic
     end of a detergent is solvated in water. Contrasted to
     {lipophilic} or {nonpolar}.
     [WordNet 1.5]