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What does amphoteric mean?

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Adjective
  1. (chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
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Amino acids are amphoteric organic acids that are able to biochemically react with both acids or bases.
The presence of both of these ions makes water an amphoteric substance.
Morphine is an amphoteric pentacyclic alkaloid that exists naturally in its levorotatory form as columnar colorless prisms.
Finally, amphoteric detergents have either a positively or negatively charged ion, depending on the pH of the system they are incorporated into.
Vanadium dioxide is a dark blue solid inorganic compound that is considered to be amphoteric.
However, the greatest growth will be registered by amphoteric surfactants such as betaines, propionates and amphoglycinates.

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