"zwitterion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/, /ˈzwɪtəɹ.aɪən/, /ˈtswɪtəɹ.aɪən/ Forms: zwitterions [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Zwitterion, from Zwitter (“hermaphrodite”) + Ion (“ion”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Zwitterion}} Unadapted borrowing from German Zwitterion Head templates: {{en-noun}} zwitterion (plural zwitterions)
  1. (chemistry) A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge. Wikipedia link: zwitterion Categories (topical): Ions Synonyms: inner salt, dipolar ion Translations (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge): أيون مزدوج (Arabic), zwitterió [masculine] (Catalan), zwitterion [masculine] (French), zwitterión [masculine] (Galician), zwitterione [masculine] (Italian), jon obojnaczy [masculine] (Polish), zwitterjon [masculine] (Polish), zwitterion [masculine] (Portuguese), zwitteríon [masculine] (Portuguese), zwitterião [masculine] (Portuguese), цви́ттер-ио́н (cvítter-ión) [masculine] (Russian), zwitterión [masculine] (Spanish)

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