protonate
English
Etymology
From proton + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
protonate (third-person singular simple present protonates, present participle protonating, simple past and past participle protonated)
- (chemistry, transitive) To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).
- protonate the carbonyl group
- (chemistry, intransitive) To acquire an additional proton.
Derived terms
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Translations
To add one or more protons
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To acquire an additional proton
Italian
Adjective
protonate f
- feminine plural of protonato
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