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amphoteric

amphoteric adjective: having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either.

Adjective

amphoteric (comparative more amphoteric, superlative most amphoteric)

  1. Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either.
    Synonyms:
    amphiprotic

amphoteric meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Vietnamese

amphoteric in Tamil

ஈரியல்புள்ள, அமிலகாரப் பண்பு, இருநெறி, ஈரியல்பு, இருவழயிலும் அமைந்த, இருவழியின் செயலடைய

amphoteric in Urdu

دو تَعاملَہ

amphoteric in Kannada

ಕಾರಹುಳಿಯ

amphoteric in Vietnamese

having the characteristics of both an acid and a base
lưỡng tính

Synonyms of amphoteric

Forms of amphoteric

comparativemore amphoteric
superlativemost amphoteric

Origin of amphoteric

From Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος (amphóteros, “each of two”), from ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”) + -τερος (-teros).

Words formed from amphoteric

Questions about amphoteric

What does amphoteric mean?
Amphoteric means having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either.
What is amphoteric in Tamil?
Amphoteric in Tamil is ஈரியல்புள்ள, அமிலகாரப் பண்பு, இருநெறி. See Amphoteric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amphoteric?
Amphoteric is an adjective.

Words near amphoteric in the dictionary

  1. amphoriscids
  2. amphoriskoi
  3. amphoriskos
  4. amphostat B
  5. amphotalide
  6. amphoteric
  7. amphotericin
  8. amphotericin B
  9. amphotericine
  10. amphotericins
  11. amphotericity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amphoteric (page history and authors); amphoteric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amphoteric (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amphoteric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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