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)
- (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