change, alter, vary, modify mean to make or become different. change implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another. changed the shirt for a larger size; alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity.
hydrophilic - having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water. chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
an organic compound that contains carbon and hydrogen only. alicyclic hydrocarbon one that has cyclic structure and aliphatic properties. aliphatic hydrocarbon one in which no carbon atoms are joined to form a ring. aromatic hydrocarbon one that has cyclic structure and a closed conjugated system of double bonds.