autoprotolysisn.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)prə(ʊ)ˈtɒlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˌproʊˈtɑləsəs/, /ˌɑdoʊˌproʊˈtɑləsəs/ Chemistry.
A reversible reaction in which a proton is transferred from one molecule of a solvent (esp. water) to another, giving a positive ion and a negative ion.
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1934 Chem. Abstr. 28 5740 Acids and bases are designated ‘protolytes’ and their reaction ‘protolysis’... The electrolytic dissocn. of pure solvents is called ‘autoprotolysis’.
1969 T. R. Blackburn Equilibrium ii. 66 If a solvent is both appreciably acid and appreciably basic..it will have a measurable autoprotolysis constant.
1984 N. N. Greenwood & A. Earnshaw Chem. of Elements (1986) iii. 51 Water itself undergoes ionic dissociation to a small extent by means of autoprotolysis.
2004 P. M. S. Monk Physical Chem. vi. 239 The solvated hydroxide ion..is formed in addition to the hydroxide ions produced during water autoprotolysis.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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