In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AMPHIPROTIC
amphoteric, amphiprotic
(adjective) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either
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Etymology
Adjective
amphiprotic (comparative more amphiprotic, superlative most amphiprotic)
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
Anagrams
• amphitropic
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