protophilic

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adjective

Describing a solvent that can accept protons, and is therefore basic.

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Meanings

adjectiveprotophilic (comparative more protophilic, superlative most protophilic)

comparative more protophilic · superlative most protophilic

  1. chemistryDescribing a solvent that can accept protons, and is therefore basic.

Origin

From proto- + -philic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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