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Webster 1913 Edition
amphoteric
amˊpho-ter′ic
(ămˊfō̍-tĕr′ĭk)
, Adj.
[Gr.
ἀμφότεροσ
both.] 1.
Partly one and partly the other
Definition 2024
amphoteric
amphoteric
English
Adjective
amphoteric (comparative more amphoteric, superlative most amphoteric)
- (chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
Translations
having the characteristics of both an acid and a base
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