nonpolar
Without charge separation
Nonpolar describes molecules or bonds that lack electrical polarity—where electrons are shared equally rather than pulled toward one atom.
Nonpolar substances like oils and fats don't mix with water, which is polar: Oil floats on water because nonpolar and polar molecules repel each other.
In chemistry, nonpolar solvents dissolve other nonpolar compounds.
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
ethane · propane · butane · hexane · octane · benzene · toluene · xylene
Repels aqueous substances
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- symmetricalEven on all sides
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
Cannot be blended
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- fat-solubleDissolves in lipids
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- lipidWater-insoluble organic compound
methane · ethane · propane · butane · hexane · octane · benzene · toluene · xylene · chloroform
hydrophobic
Repels aqueous substances
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- symmetricalEven on all sides
immiscible
Cannot be blended
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- fat-solubleDissolves in lipids
partition · separation · extraction · lipid-soluble · nonaqueous
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- symmetrybilateral, mirror symmetry, radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry
- surfactantssurfactant, surfactants, detergent, detergents, soap
nonpolarpolar
Of extreme latitudes
dipolar · ionic · hydrophilic · water-soluble · charged
polar, polarity, polarizing, bipolar, polarize, polarized, multipolar, unipolar, bipolarity