"zwitterionic" meaning in All languages combined

See zwitterionic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more zwitterionic [comparative], most zwitterionic [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English zwitterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zwitterionic From zwitterion + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|zwitterion|-ic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English zwitterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zwitterionic [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "zwitterionic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="zwitterionic"> From zwitterion + -ic. Head templates: {{en-adj}} zwitterionic (comparative more zwitterionic, superlative most zwitterionic)
  1. Of or pertaining to a zwitterion. Derived forms: nonzwitterionic, non-zwitterionic, pseudozwitterionic, zwittergent Translations (Translations): zwitteriônico (Brazilian Portuguese), zwitteriónico (European Portuguese), zwitteriónico (Spanish)
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