Amphotropin is a term used in medicine and biology that refers to a substance that has an affinity for both acid and basic stains. The word is pronounced as /æmfoʊˈtrəʊpɪn/ and spelled as "a-m-p-h-o-t-r-o-p-i-n". In IPA transcription, the stress is on the second syllable, with the "o" sound being pronounced as in "hot" and the "i" sound being pronounced as in "tin". The word's spelling is derived from the Greek words "amphi", meaning both, and "tropos", meaning turning.
Trade name of hexamethylene tetramine camphorate.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.