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Cubberly and Iverson demonstrated that this property governs the self-assembly of aromatic aedamer monomers in solution in a geometry fine-tuned by their charge distribution. The assembly of molecules with this property is spontaneous due to the entropically-favorable loss of clathrate cages of ice-like water molecules. The “super” form of this property is characterized by (*) contact angles (10[1])above 170 degrees. An effect named for this property can explain why proteins commonly sequester (10[1])tryptophan, leucine, and valine in their interior. Micelles (“MY-sells”) have interiors with this property, allowing them to encapsulate other molecules with this property in a “like dissolves like” manner. For 10 points, name this property described as “greasy,” which is characteristic of oils since they repel water. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: hydrophobicity [accept hydrophobic effect; accept lipophilicity; prompt on nonpolar or solvaphobic]
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