Is Creatine Nitrogenous and Hydrophilic?

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Creatine, with the chemical formula C4H9N3O2, is classified as nitrogenous due to its nitrogen content, which serves as a central element in its molecular structure. The discussion also explores the hydrophilic nature of creatine, suggesting that its chemical properties may allow it to interact favorably with water. The term "nitrogenous" is defined as relating to or containing nitrogen, indicating its significance in the compound's structure.

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What makes Creatine Nitrogenous? Its chemical formula is C4H9N3O2
Would it be accurate to assume its also Hydrophillic?
It it considered Nitrogenic because Nitrogen seems to be a nucleus its all bonded to?

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Here is a hypothetical Chemical formula. N2H3O7
If Hydrogen was the "nucleus" it was all bonded to, does that make this chemical Hydrogenic and Oxyphillic?
 
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What does "nitrogenous" mean?
 
I think it means that nitrogen is the element that everything else in the formula is bonded to basically the nucleus of the formula
 

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