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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9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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