"ambipolar" meaning in English

See ambipolar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ambipolar [comparative], most ambipolar [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From ambi- + polar. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ambi-|polar}} ambi- + polar Head templates: {{en-adj}} ambipolar (comparative more ambipolar, superlative most ambipolar)
  1. Reacting to both positive and negative polarity. Derived forms: ambipolarity Translations (reacting to both positive and negative polarity): ambipolar (Portuguese), амбиполя́рный (ambipoljárnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ambipolar-en-adj-WZzUqUU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ambi-

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