Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ampholyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-pholyte
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amphoteric electrolyte

Etymology

Blend of amphoteric + electrolyte, coined by Australian physiologist and biochemist Thorburn Brailsford Robertson in 1906.

Inflected Forms

ampholytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ampholytic polyampholyte

Synonyms

amphoteric electrolyte

Questions

What does ampholyte mean?: An amphoteric electrolyte
Where does ampholyte come from?: Blend of amphoteric + electrolyte, coined by Australian physiologist and biochemist Thorburn Brailsford Robertson in 1906.

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