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amphoteric
[ am-fuh-ter-ik ]
adjective
Chemistry.
- capable of functioning either as an acid or as a base.
amphoteric
/ ˌæəˈɛɪ /
adjective
- chem able to function as either a base or an acid Alsoamphiprotic
amphoteric
/ ă′fə-ĕ′ĭ /
- Capable of reacting chemically as either an acid or a base. Water, ammonia, and the hydroxides of certain metals are amphoteric.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphoteric1
1840–50; < Greek óٱ ( os ) (comparative of áō both; cognate with Latin ō ) + -ic
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphoteric1
C19: from Greek amphoteros each of two (from ō both) + -ic
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Bodies of this kind are known as "amphoteric electrolytes," since they yield both positive and negative ions, if dissociated.
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When the milk is quite fresh it will, owing to its amphoteric condition, change the red litmus paper slightly blue, and the blue litmus paper slightly red.
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Milk has the curious property of being "amphoteric," i.e., it is both slightly acid and slightly alkaline when fresh.
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