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aprotic

American

[ey-proh-tik] / eɪˈproʊ tɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

not containing dissociable hydrogen.

aprotic British

/ eɪˈprəʊtɪk /

adjective

chem (of solvents) neither accepting nor donating hydrogen ions

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Etymology

Origin of aprotic

a- ⁶ + prot(on) + -ic

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