amphoteric
adjective
- partly one and partly the other
- describing a compound that can act as both an acid and a base
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος (amphóteros, “each of two”), from ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”) + -τερος (-teros).
- Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.