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Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
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Amphoteric — Am pho*ter ic, a. [Gr. ? both.] Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral. [R.] Smart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphoteric — (adj.) neither acid nor alkaline, 1832, from Gk. amphoteros each or both of two, variant of AMPHI (Cf. amphi ) … Etymology dictionary
amphoteric — [am΄fə ter′ik] adj. [< Gr amphoteros, compar. of amphō, both; var. of amphi , AMPHI ] Chem. having both acid and basic properties … English World dictionary
Amphoteric (disambiguation) — Amphoteric may refer to:*Amphoteric, a chemical property *Amphoteric (band), the progressive rock band … Wikipedia
amphoteric compound — amphoteric compound. См. амфотерное соединение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Amphoteric (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Amphoteric Img capt = Left to right: Bryan Blair (bass), Hart Hancock (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Craig Brown (drums) Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Monterey, California, USA… … Wikipedia
Amphoteric line — The amphoteric line is a line on the periodic table of the elements separating metals from nonmetals. Metalloids lie distributed along this line … Wikipedia
amphoteric solvent — amfoterinis tirpiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Tirpiklis, lengvai atskeliantis ir prijungiantis protonus. atitikmenys: angl. amphoteric solvent rus. амфотерный растворитель … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
amphoteric ion — amfoterinis jonas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. amphoteric ion; dual ion vok. Ampho Ion, n; amphoteres Ion, n; Zwitterion, n rus. амфион, m; амфотерный ион, m; цвиттерион, m pranc. amphion, m; ion amphotère, m; ion amphotérique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
amphoteric semiconductor — amfoterinis puslaidininkis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. amphoteric semiconductor vok. amphoterer Halbleiter, m rus. амфотерный полупроводник, m pranc. semi conducteur amphotère, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
amphoteric — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek amphoteros each of two, from amphō both more at ambi Date: circa 1849 partly one and partly the other; specifically capable of reacting chemically either as an acid or as a base … New Collegiate Dictionary
