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amphoteric
CIDE DICTIONARY
amphoteric, a. [Gr. both.].
Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral. Smart. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amphoteric, adj. Chem. able to react as a base and an acid.
Etymology
Gk amphoteros compar. of ampho both
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