protyle


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protyle

(ˈprəʊtaɪl) or

protyl

n
(Chemistry) a hypothetical primitive substance from which the chemical elements were supposed to have been formed
[C19: from Greek prōt- proto- + hylē substance]
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From protyle to proton: William Prout and the nature of matter 1785-1985.