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polyprotic

polyprotic adjective: that can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.

Adjective

polyprotic (comparative more polyprotic, superlative most polyprotic)

  1. That can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.
    • Many acids, however, are able to furnish more than one proton per molecule; these are known as polyprotic acids.1946, Alexander Smith, Smith's College Chemistry, page 267
    • Some important acids, such as sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) and phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) can furnish more than one proton and are called polyprotic acids.2011, Steven S. Zumdahl, Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

Forms of polyprotic

comparativemore polyprotic
superlativemost polyprotic

Origin of polyprotic

From poly- + protic.

Questions about polyprotic

What does polyprotic mean?
Polyprotic means that can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.
What part of speech is polyprotic?
Polyprotic is an adjective.

Words near polyprotic in the dictionary

  1. polypropylene glycol
  2. polypropylene glycols
  3. polypropylenes
  4. polyprotein
  5. polyproteins
  6. polyprotic
  7. polyprotodont
  8. polyprotodontid
  9. polyprotodonts
  10. polyps
  11. polypseudonymous

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