| Term Name: | polar aprotic solvent |
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| Synonyms: | dipolar aprotic solvent |
| Definition: | A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:48358] ( EBI ) |