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An acid that forms positive hydrogen ions (or, strictly, oxonium ions) in aqueous solution. The term is used to distinguish ‘traditional’ acids from Lewis acids or from Lowry-Brønsted acids in nonaqueous solvents.
From: protonic acid in A Dictionary of Chemistry »
Subjects: Chemistry.
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