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)

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

Synonyms

• inner salt
• dipolar ion

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)

1. (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 (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024