"ampholyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-ampholyte.wav Forms: ampholytes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of amphoteric + electrolyte, coined by Australian physiologist and biochemist Thorburn Brailsford Robertson in 1906. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|amphoteric|electrolyte}} Blend of amphoteric + electrolyte, {{coin|en|Thorburn Brailsford Robertson|in=1906|nat=Australian|nocap=1|occ=physiologist and biochemist}} coined by Australian physiologist and biochemist Thorburn Brailsford Robertson in 1906 Head templates: {{en-noun}} ampholyte (plural ampholytes)
  1. (chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte Related terms: ampholytic, polyampholyte Translations (amphoteric electrolyte): amfòlit [masculine] (Catalan), amfolyt [common-gender] (Danish), amfolyytti (Finnish), Ampholyt [masculine] (German), amfolit (Hungarian), amfolit (Indonesian), anfolito [masculine] (Italian), amfolit [masculine] (Polish), anfólito [masculine] (Portuguese), anfolito [masculine] (Portuguese)

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