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amphoteric

adjective

  1. partly one and partly the other
  2. describing a compound that can act as both an acid and a base
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος (amphóteros, “each of two”), from ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”) + -τερος (-teros).

  1. Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.