diprotic

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adjective

Tending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution.

OriginEnglish protic ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

adjectivediprotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryTending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishprotic
  8. Englishdiprotic

From di- + protic.

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Translations

Dutch tweewaardig
  • tweewaardigtending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions in solution
Hungarian kétértékű, kétértékű sav
  • kétértékűtending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions in solution
  • kétértékű savtending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions in solution
  • kétértékű bázistending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions in solution
Polish dwuzasadowy
  • dwuzasadowytending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions in solution

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dioptricprotidictripodic
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APA

diprotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diprotic

MLA

“diprotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diprotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diprotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diprotic.

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