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polyprotic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 English polyprotic From poly- + protic.

Meanings

1. (of an acid or a base) That can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.
   • 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:
   • Carbonic acid from CO₂ and amino acids from proteins are examples of polyprotic acids—those having more than one acidic proton. 2012, Daniel C. Harris, Exploring Chemical Analysis, page 233:
   • 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:

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Translations (3)

it poliprotico (able to donate more than one proton) · nl meerwaardig (able to donate more than one proton) · hu többértékű (able to donate more than one proton)