self-dissociatedadj.
/ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsəʊʃɪeɪtᵻd/, /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsəʊsɪeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsoʊʃiˌeɪdɪd/, /ˌsɛlfdᵻˈsoʊsiˌeɪdɪd/ Chemistry.
That has undergone self-dissociation; spontaneously dissociated (wholly or partially) into positive and negative ions.
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1931 Chem. Rev. 8 193 Water..is self-dissociated to an appreciable extent according to the scheme 2H2O ⇄ H3O+ + OH−.
1973 M. Schmidt & W. Siebert in J. C. Bailar et al. Comprehensive Inorg. Chem. II. xxiii. 873 Sulphuric acid is also slightly self-dissociated into sulphur trioxide and water.
2014 Progress Materials Sci. 64 76 The ionic liquids can be considered to consist of self-dissociated cations and anions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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