| Pronunciation: | | `amfu'terik
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] (chemistry) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either |
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AMPHOTERIC is a 10 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | amphiprotic |
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| | Antonyms: | | acidic, alkalic, alkaline |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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