Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
amphetamine
amphi-
amphiarthrosis
amphibian
amphibious
amphibious footwear
amphibole
amphibolite
amphibology
amphibrach
amphictyony
amphigenetic
amphigory
amphimacer
amphimixis
amphioxus
amphipod
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

amphoteric
am·pho·ter·ic [ àmfə térrik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
reacting as acid and base: able to react chemically as either an acid or a base
[Mid-19th century. < Greek amphoteroi "both of two," comparative form of amphō "both"]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft