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Where does “ampholyte” come from?

ampholyte (English) comes from English amphoteric, from Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος, from Ancient Greek ἄμφω, from Proto-Indo-European ambʰow.

ampholyte (English): An amphoteric electrolyte

Definitions

  1. An amphoteric electrolyte

Ancestry of “ampholyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamphotericHaving the characteristics of both an acid and a...
2Ancient Greekἀμφότεροςboth
3Ancient Greekἄμφωboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanambʰow—

Words derived from “ampholyte”

  • polyampholyte
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