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zwitterion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈzwɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ən/
  • /ˈtswɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ən/
  • /ˈzwɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ɑn/
  • /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ən/
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈtswɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ɑn/
  • /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪ̯ɑn/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Deriveds

zwitterionic · polyzwitterion

Synonyms

dipolar ion · inner salt

Translations (22)

ca zwitterió (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · es zwitterión (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pl jon obojnaczy (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · cmn 兩性離子 /两性离子 (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pt zwitteríon (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pl zwitterjon (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · et tsvitterioon (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pl związek dipolarny (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · fi kahtaisioni (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · it zwitterione (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · sv zwitterjon (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · ru цви́ттер-ио́н (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · hu ikerion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · fi zwitterioni (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · fr zwitterion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pt zwitterion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · ar أيون مزدوج (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pt zwitterião (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pl amfijon (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · pl jon dwubiegunowy (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · de Zwitterion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge) · gl zwitterión (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge)