Amphiprotic vs Amphoteric

[Frederick Keith_4C]

I know amphoteric means a compound can act as an acid or base, and amphiprotic means that the compound can both donate and accept a proton. So my question is what exactly is the difference between these two definitions? Don't they essentially mean the same exact thing?

[jeffreygong1I]

Lewis acids/bases don't necessarily involve protons being donated or accepted, so something can be amphoteric without being amphiprotic.

[Jacob Motawakel]

Amphiprotic is more specific in saying that the compound can both donate and accept protons, but amphoteric just means a compound has acidic and basic properties, not the real principle of what it means to be a bronsted acid or base.

[Anokhi Patel 2B]

Any compound that is amphiprotic is amphoteric, however it is not true the other way around.

[Jared_Yuge]

Same thing with lewis and bronstead definitions, both mean essentially the same thing, just one is a more specific definition

[MaggieHan1L]

Amphiprotic is always amphoteric but amphoteric is not always amphiprotic.

[emaad_3H]

Amphoteric is more general than amophiprotic