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Meaning of AMPHOTERIC

Pronunciation:  `amfu'terik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (chemistry) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either
 
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 Synonyms: amphiprotic
 
 Antonyms: acidic, alkalic, alkaline
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Am`pho*ter"ic\, a. [Gr. ? both.]
Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline;
neutral. [R.] --Smart.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Refers to a molecule or atom that is capable of accepting or donating protons and thus can serve as an acid or a base.
 
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