Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: zwitterion  ,zwi-tu(r)'I-un
  1. (chemistry) a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positively and a negatively charged groups
    - inner salt

Derived forms: zwitterions

Encyclopedia: Zwitterion

Nearest

Zuma
zumbooruck
zumbooruk
Zuni
Zurich
Zurvan
Zurvanism
Zweig
zwieback
Zwingli
zwitterion
Zworykin
zydeco
Zygnema
Zygnemales
Zygnemataceae
Zygnematales
zygo-
Zygocactus
Zygocactus truncatus
zygodactyl