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Adjective: amphoteric  ,am-fu'te-rik
  1. (chemistry) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either
    "The scientist tested the chemical species that behaves both as an acid and as a base, which is called amphoteric";
    - amphiprotic

Antonym: acidic, alkaline

Encyclopedia: Amphoteric

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