|ˌamfəˈterik|
adjective Chemistry
(of a compound, esp. a metal oxide or hydroxide) able to react both as a base and as an acid.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek amphoteros, comparative of amphō ‘both,’ + -ic .
My name is Eran del Castillo. I post things I couldn't get away with on my photography blog.
adjective Chemistry
(of a compound, esp. a metal oxide or hydroxide) able to react both as a base and as an acid.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek amphoteros, comparative of amphō ‘both,’ + -ic .
My name is Eran del Castillo. I post things I couldn't get away with on my photography blog.
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