protogenic

/ ˌprəʊtəˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

chem (of a compound) able to donate a hydrogen ion (proton) in a chemical reaction

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His mind was essentially what the geologists would call 'a tertiary formation;' theirs were 'protogenic.'