Usually means: Attracted to or preferring protons.
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  1. protophilic (solvent): PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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▸ adjective:  (chemistry) Describing a solvent that can accept protons, and is therefore basic.

Similar:
protic, protophobic, polyprotic, diprotic, perprotonated, solvophilic, propanoic, diprotonated, triprotic, polybasic, more...

Opposite:
lytophobic, lytophilic

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Similar:
protic, protophobic, polyprotic, diprotic, perprotonated, solvophilic, propanoic, diprotonated, triprotic, polybasic, more...

Opposite:
lytophobic, lytophilic



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