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zwitterion

/ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ən/

zwitterion noun: a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.

Noun

zwitterion (plural zwitterions)

  1. A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.

zwitterion meaning in Tamil and Arabic

zwitterion in Tamil

இருமுனை அயனி, சுவித்தெரியன்

zwitterion in Arabic

molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge
أيون مزدوج

Synonyms of zwitterion

Forms of zwitterion

pluralzwitterions

Origin of zwitterion

Unadapted borrowing from German Zwitterion, from Zwitter (“hermaphrodite”) + Ion (“ion”).

Words formed from zwitterion

Questions about zwitterion

What does zwitterion mean?
Zwitterion means a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.
What is zwitterion in Tamil?
Zwitterion in Tamil is இருமுனை அயனி, சுவித்தெரியன். See Zwitterion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zwitterion?
Zwitterion is a noun.
How do you pronounce zwitterion?
Zwitterion is pronounced /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ən/.
What is the plural of zwitterion?
The plural of zwitterion is zwitterions.

Words near zwitterion in the dictionary

  1. zwischenschachs
  2. zwischenzug
  3. zwischenzugs
  4. zwittergent
  5. zwittergents
  6. zwitterion
  7. zwitterionic
  8. zwitterionisation
  9. zwitterionization
  10. zwitterionomer
  11. zwitterions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zwitterion (page history and authors); zwitterion (Tamil 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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