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zwitterionic

zwitterionic adjective: of or pertaining to a zwitterion.

Adjective

zwitterionic (comparative more zwitterionic, superlative most zwitterionic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a zwitterion.
    • Inspection of CD data reveals that, similar to previously reported data for megainin^([sic]) peptides [ 33 ], preference of α-helical conformation of TM2 and TM3 segments are different in anionic (SDS) and zwitterionic (DPC) media, reflecting the importance of electrostatic and hydrophobic...2015 August 20, Amrita Roy Choudhury et al., “Structural Model of the Bilitranslocase Transmembrane Domain Supported by NMR and FRET Data”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Forms of zwitterionic

comparativemore zwitterionic
superlativemost zwitterionic

Origin of zwitterionic

From zwitterion + -ic.

Words formed from zwitterionic

Questions about zwitterionic

What does zwitterionic mean?
Zwitterionic means of or pertaining to a zwitterion.
What part of speech is zwitterionic?
Zwitterionic is an adjective.

Words near zwitterionic in the dictionary

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

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