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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A molecule carrying both a positive and a negative charge.

Wiktionary

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

Etymologies

  1. From German Zwitter (hermaphrodite) + ion. (Wiktionary)
  2. German : Zwitter, hybrid (from Middle High German zwitarn, from Old High German, from zwi-, twice) + Ion, ion (from Greek; see ion). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Others have searched for such zwitterion [electrically neutral compound that carries positive and negative charges on different atoms] formation in molecular clusters unsuccessfully, but theoreticians had predicted the possibility that only four water molecules might suffice for the reaction to proceed spontaneously,' adds Zwier.”

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  • “Control of pH in human long-term bone marrow cultures with low-glucose medium containing zwitterion buffer lengthens the period of haemopoietic activity.”

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  • “That seems big for such simple cases as binding a dropdownlist so I assume that EF is doing extra unnecessary work somewhere) zwitterion”

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  1. inner salt

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