water-loving

Adjective

 * 1)  Having an affinity for water; hydrophilic.
 * 2) * Aug 31, 2012, Robert L. Wolke, What Einstein Didn't Know: Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions:
 * The trouble is that calcium, magnesium, and iron react with the water-loving ends of the molecule to form insoluble
 * 1) * Oct 1, 2013, Robert L. Wolke, What a Wonderful World: One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff:
 * This is made of fatty acids, molecules that are characterized by having a water-loving end and a water-hating end.
 * 1) * Aug 28, 2014, Mark Burkitt, Healthy Eating Through Informed Choice:
 * Since it accomodates [sic] both the water-hating and water-loving properties of modified diglycerides ...
 * 1) * Sep 9, 2014, Michael Backes, Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana:
 * a barrier consisting of cells that prevent bacteria and large or water-loving molecules from crossing into the central nervous system
 * a barrier consisting of cells that prevent bacteria and large or water-loving molecules from crossing into the central nervous system