Definitions For Zwitterion

Noun

ZWITTERION (plural ZWITTERIONs) (chemistry) A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.

Synonyms

inner salt dipolar ion

Translations

Arabic: أيون مزدوج Catalan: zwitterió, m French: zwitterion, m Galician: zwitterión, m Italian: zwitterione, m Polish: jon obojnaczy, m, zwitterjon, m Portuguese: zwitterion, m, zwitteríon, m Russian: цви́ттер-ио́н, m Spanish: zwitterión, m

Etymology

From {{der, en, de, Zwitterion}}, from Zwitter, , hermaphrodite + Ion, , ion.

Is Zwitterion a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
23

The word Zwitterion is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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