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aprotic

aprotic adjective: that does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).

Adjective

aprotic (comparative more aprotic, superlative most aprotic)

  1. (especially) That does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).
    Antonyms:
    protic

Antonyms of aprotic

Forms of aprotic

comparativemore aprotic
superlativemost aprotic

Origin of aprotic

From a- + protic.

Questions about aprotic

What does aprotic mean?
Aprotic means that does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).
What part of speech is aprotic?
Aprotic is an adjective.

Words near aprotic in the dictionary

  1. aprosodia
  2. aprosodic
  3. aprosody
  4. aprosopia
  5. aprotanin
  6. aprotic
  7. aprotinin
  8. aprotinine
  9. aprotonin
  10. aprowl
  11. APRS

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