Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: pro-t-ic
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That contains (and can donate or accept) a hydrogen ion (proton).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English protic From proton + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more protic (comparative) most protic (superlative)

Antonyms

aprotic

Questions

What does protic mean?: That contains (and can donate or accept) a hydrogen ion (proton).
Where does protic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English protic From proton + -ic.

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