AMPHOTERIC


Meaning of AMPHOTERIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌam(p)-fə-ˈter-ik ]

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

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