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polyprotic

American

[pol-ee-prot-ik] / ˌpɒl iˈprɒt ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

(of an acid) having two or more transferable protons.

Etymology

Origin of polyprotic

First recorded in 1940–45; poly- + prot(on) + -ic

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