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aprotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
apro-t-ic
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English protic English aprotic From a- + protic.

Inflected Forms

more aprotic (comparative) most aprotic (superlative)

Antonyms

protic

Questions

What does aprotic mean?
That does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).
Where does aprotic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English protic English aprotic From a- + protic.

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