protonic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or composed of protons.

Opposite
opisthotonic
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Meanings

protonic1

adjectiveprotonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or composed of protons.

protonic2

adjectiveprotonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyHaving a spine rigidly bent forward or inward, forming a ventral arch.

    A. maximus is the first sauropod with caudal vertebrae presenting in situ protonic posture...

    2020, Luciano da Silva Vidal, et al., “Investigating the enigmatic Aeolosaurini clade: the caudal biomechanics of Aeolosaurus maximus (Aeolosaurini/Sauropoda) using the neutral pose method and the first case of protonic tail condition in Sauropoda”, in Historical Biology, →DOI

    Antonyms: opisthotonic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a spine rigidly bent forward or inward, forming a ventral arch.

Opposite
opisthotonic

Origin

protonic · adjective

From proton + -ic.

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protonic · adjective

By analogy with opisthotonic, corresponding to pro- + tonus + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan protònic
  • protònicpertaining to protons
French protonique
  • protoniquepertaining to protons
Italian protonico
  • protonicopertaining to protons
Portuguese protônico, protónico
  • protônicopertaining to protons
  • protónicopertaining to protons
Romanian protonic
  • protonicpertaining to protons
Spanish protónico
  • protónicopertaining to protons

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

optronic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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