zwitterion

See also: zwitterión and zwitteríon

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Zwitterion, from Zwitter (“hermaphrodite”) + Ion (“ion”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/, /ˈzwɪtəɹ.aɪən/, /ˈtswɪtəɹ.aɪən/

Noun

zwitterion (plural zwitterions)

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

Synonyms

Translations

molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge

Arabic: أيون مزدوج
Catalan: zwitterió (ca) m
French: zwitterion (fr) m
Galician: zwitterión m
Italian: zwitterione (it) m
Polish: jon obojnaczy m, zwitterjon m
Portuguese: zwitterion m, zwitteríon m, zwitterião m
Russian: цви́ттер-ио́н (ru) m (cvítter-ión)
Spanish: zwitterión (es) m

Portuguese

Alternative forms

zwitteríon, zwitterião

Etymology

From German Zwitter +‎ íon.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: zwit‧te‧ri‧on

Noun

zwitterion m (plural zwitterions)

(chemistry) zwitterion (molecule that carries both a positive and a negative charge)
Synonym: íon dipolar

Derived terms

zwitteriônico

Further reading

“zwitterion” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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