polyprotic
adjEtymology From poly- + protic.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences That can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.
Of an acid or a base
- Many acids, however, are able to furnish more than one proton per molecule; these are known as polyprotic acids.1946, Alexander Smith, Smith's College Chemistry, page 267:
- Some important acids, such as sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) and phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) can furnish more than one proton and are called polyprotic acids.2011, Steven S. Zumdahl, Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach:
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- Carbonic acid from CO₂ and amino acids from proteins are examples of polyprotic acids—those having more than one acidic proton.2012, Daniel C. Harris, Exploring Chemical Analysis, page 233: