protophobic

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adjective

Having a low Lewis basicity.

Opposite
protophilic
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Meanings

adjectiveprotophobic (comparative more protophobic, superlative most protophobic)

comparative more protophobic · superlative most protophobic

  1. Having a low Lewis basicity.
  2. Having a suppressed proton coupling.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
protophilic

Origin

From proto- + -phobic. For the sense in particle physics, from proton + -phobic, coined by theoretical particle physicists Jonathan Feng et al. in 2016.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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