Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA substance that acts as a base or an acid, depending on the pH of the solution into which it is introduced.
Similar
amphoteric electrolyte
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Blend of amphoteric + electrolyte, coined by Australian physiologist and biochemist Thorburn Brailsford Robertson in 1906.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan amfòlit
- amfòlitamphoteric electrolyte
Danish amfolyt
- amfolytamphoteric electrolyte
Finnish amfolyytti
- amfolyyttiamphoteric electrolyte
German Ampholyt
- Ampholytamphoteric electrolyte
Hungarian amfolit
- amfolitamphoteric electrolyte
Indonesian amfolit
- amfolitamphoteric electrolyte
Italian anfolito
- anfolitoamphoteric electrolyte
Polish amfolit
- amfolitamphoteric electrolyte
Portuguese anfólito, anfolito
- anfólitoamphoteric electrolyte
- anfolitoamphoteric electrolyte
Cite this entry
APA
ampholyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampholyte
MLA
“ampholyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampholyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampholyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampholyte.
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