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Proton vs Aprotic - What's the difference?

proton | aprotic |

As a noun proton

is (particle) positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element; the nucleus of the most common isotope of hydrogen; composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

As an adjective aprotic is

(chemistry|especially of a solvent) that does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).

proton

English

(wikipedia proton)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (particle) positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element; the nucleus of the most common isotope of hydrogen; composed of two up quarks and a down quark

    • Synonyms

    * p (symbolic)

    Hypernyms

    * nucleon

    See also

    * neutron * electron * deuteron * triton

    Anagrams

    * ----

    aprotic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry, especially of a solvent) That does not contain (or cannot donate) a hydrogen ion (proton).

    • Antonyms

    * protic

    Anagrams

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