What’s the process that makes it good at something so far off from its composition?
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Water is great at dissolving watery things, but its molecules repels oil.
Oil is great at dissolving oily things, but its molecules repels water.
*What if* you could make a special molecule that had two sides: one side that can bind with water, and the other side that can bind with oil?
Congratulations! You have now invented a *detergent*. It can bind with oil *and* dissolve with water.
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