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amphiprotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-phipro-t-ic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.

Etymology

From amphi- + proton + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more amphiprotic (comparative) most amphiprotic (superlative)

Derived Forms

amphiproticity

Synonyms

amphoteric

Questions

What does amphiprotic mean?
Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
Where does amphiprotic come from?
From amphi- + proton + -ic.

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