Usually means: Molecule with both positive, negative charges.
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  1. zwitterion: Merriam-Webster
  2. zwitterion: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. zwitterion: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. zwitterion: Collins English Dictionary
  5. zwitterion: Wiktionary
  6. zwitterion: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. zwitterion: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. zwitterion: Dictionary.com
  9. Zwitterion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. zwitterion: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. zwitterion: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. zwitterion: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. zwitterion: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. zwitterion: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. General Chemistry Online (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. zwitterion: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (zwitterion)

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

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