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aprotic

[ey-proh-tik]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. not containing dissociable hydrogen.



aprotic

/ eɪˈprəʊtɪk /

adjective

  1. chem (of solvents) neither accepting nor donating hydrogen ions

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Computational studies of solubilities of LiO2 and Li2O2 in aprotic solvents.

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The role of LiO2 solubility in O2 reduction in aprotic solvents and its consequences for Li–O2 batteries.

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