Zwitterion
German
editEtymology
editZwitter (“hermaphrodite”) + Ion (“ion, charged particle”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editZwitterion n (mixed, genitive Zwitterions, plural Zwitterionen)
- (chemistry) zwitterion (a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge)
Declension
editDeclension of Zwitterion [neuter, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Zwitterion | die | Zwitterionen |
genitive | eines | des | Zwitterions | der | Zwitterionen |
dative | einem | dem | Zwitterion | den | Zwitterionen |
accusative | ein | das | Zwitterion | die | Zwitterionen |
Descendants
edit- → English: zwitterion
Further reading
edit- “Zwitterion” in Duden online
- “Zwitterion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache