ZWITTERION


Meaning of ZWITTERION in English

— zwitterionic /tsvit'euhr uy on"ik/ , adj.

/tsvit"euhr uy'euhn/ , n. Physical Chem.

an ion with both a positive and a negative charge.

[ Zwitterion (1897), equiv. to Zwitter hybrid, hermaphrodite + Ion ION ]

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