monoproticadj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈproʊdɪk/ Chemistry.
Of an acid: having one proton available for donation to a base.
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1931 N. F. Hall in Chem. Rev. 8 203 Most of the later titrations have been made with perchloric acid because of its strength and because it is monoprotic.
1989 Nature 30 Mar. 409/2 A variety of monoprotic weak acids with varying concentrations and fixed strengths..were added to the solutions.
1994 M. B. McBride Environmental Chem. Soils iii. 107 This equation correctly describes the titration curve of soluble monoprotic acids such as acetic acid.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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