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AMPHOTERIC

\ˌamfə͡ʊtˈɛɹɪk], \ˌamfə‍ʊtˈɛɹɪk], \ˌa_m_f_əʊ_t_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of AMPHOTERIC

2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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(chemistry) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Affecting both red and blue litmus.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Having opposite characters; affecting both red and blue litmus paper. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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