am|pho|ter|ic

am|pho|ter|ic
am|pho|ter|ic «AM fuh TEHR ihk», adjective.
1. reacting as a weak acid or as a weak base.
2. reacting as electropositive or as electronegative.
[< Greek amphóteros (adjective to ámphō both) + English -ic]

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