The (usually fatty) organic-liquid-preferring nature of a species The part of a molecule that is organic-liquid-preferring in nature is referred to as a lipophile
Lipophilic literally means "fat-loving " A synthetic substance is lipophilic (attracted to fat) if it dissolves much more easily in lipid than it does in water It is often difficult for an organism to excrete lipophilic substances, so they tend to accumulate in fatty tissues See bioaccumulate