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autoprotonation

autoprotonation noun: the reaction of two identical molecules, one of which acts as a proton donor and the other as a proton acceptor.

Noun

autoprotonation

  1. The reaction of two identical molecules, one of which acts as a proton donor and the other as a proton acceptor

Origin of autoprotonation

From auto- + protonation.

Questions about autoprotonation

What does autoprotonation mean?
Autoprotonation means the reaction of two identical molecules, one of which acts as a proton donor and the other as a proton acceptor.
What part of speech is autoprotonation?
Autoprotonation is a noun.

Words near autoprotonation in the dictionary

  1. autoproteolyzed
  2. autoprothrombin I
  3. autoprothrombin II
  4. autoprotolyses
  5. autoprotolysis
  6. autoprotonation
  7. autoprotonization
  8. autoprotonizations
  9. autopsia
  10. autopsic
  11. autopsical

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