Zwitterion

German

Etymology

Zwitter (“hermaphrodite”) +‎ Ion (“ion, charged particle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sʋɪtɐ.iˈoːn], [ˈt͡sʋɪtɐ.i̯oːn]
• Hyphenation: Zwit‧ter‧ion

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Noun

Zwitterion n (mixed, genitive Zwitterions, plural Zwitterionen)

1. (chemistry) zwitterion (a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge)

Declension

Declension of Zwitterion [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zwitterion	die	Zwitterionen
genitive	eines	des	Zwitterions	der	Zwitterionen
dative	einem	dem	Zwitterion	den	Zwitterionen
accusative	ein	das	Zwitterion	die	Zwitterionen

Descendants

• → English: zwitterion

Further reading

• “Zwitterion” in Duden online
• “Zwitterion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache