| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| zwitterion |
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| SYLLABICATION: | zwit·ter·i·on |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  zw t  r-  n, swt-, tsvt- |
| NOUN: | A molecule carrying both a positive and a negative charge. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German : Zwitter, hybrid (from Middle High German zwitarn, from Old High German, from zwi-, twice; see dwo- in Appendix I) + Ion, ion (from Greek; see ion). | | OTHER FORMS: | zwitter·i·onic (-- nk) —ADJECTIVE
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