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amphoteric

DEFINITIONS OF: amphoteric

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adj having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either

Synonyms:
amphiprotic
Antonyms:
acidic
being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
alkalic, alkaline
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
acid
having the characteristics of an acid
acid-forming
yielding an acid in aqueous solution
alcalescent, alkalescent
tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline
basic
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
base-forming
yielding a base in aqueous solution
saltlike
resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal
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