protolytic adjective. [prǝʊtǝ'lɪtɪk] M20.
[from PROTON + -LYTIC.]
Chemistry. Designating a reaction or process in solution involving the transfer of a proton from one molecule to another, one usu. being of the solvent; (of a solvent) in which such reactions occur.

■ pro'tolysis noun, pl. -lyses, a protolytic reaction, proton transfer in solution M20.

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