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autoprotolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-pro-tol-y-sis
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The autoionization of water (or similar compounds) in which a proton (hydrogen ion) is transferred to form a cation and an anion e.g. 2H₂O => H₃O⁺ + OH⁻

Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + protolysis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

autoprotolyses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protolysis

Questions

What does autoprotolysis mean?
The autoionization of water (or similar compounds) in which a proton (hydrogen ion) is transferred to form a cation and an anion e.g. 2H₂O => H₃O⁺ + OH⁻
Where does autoprotolysis come from?
From auto- + protolysis.

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