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zwitterion

zwitterion

See also: zwitterión and zwitteríon

English

Noun

zwitterion ‎(plural zwitterions)

(chemistry) A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.

Synonyms

inner salt

Translations

molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge

Arabic: أيون مزدوج
Catalan: zwitterió (ca) m
French: zwitterion (fr) m
Galician: zwitterión m

Italian: zwitterione (it) m
Polish: jon obojnaczy m, zwitterjon m
Portuguese: zwitterion m, zwitteríon m
Spanish: zwitterión m

Portuguese

Alternative forms

zwitteríon

Noun

zwitterion m (plural zwitterions)

(chemistry) zwitterion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge)