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Brønsted-Lowry base

Brønsted-Lowry base noun: any chemical species that acts as an acceptor of protons.

Noun

Brønsted-Lowry base (plural Brønsted-Lowry bases)

  1. Any chemical species that acts as an acceptor of protons

Forms of Brønsted-Lowry base

pluralBrønsted-Lowry bases
alternative formBronsted-Lowry base

Origin of Brønsted-Lowry base

Based on a theory proposed independently in 1923 by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry.

Questions about Brønsted-Lowry base

What does Brønsted-Lowry base mean?
Brønsted-Lowry base means any chemical species that acts as an acceptor of protons.
What part of speech is Brønsted-Lowry base?
Brønsted-Lowry base is a noun.
What is the plural of Brønsted-Lowry base?
The plural of Brønsted-Lowry base is Brønsted-Lowry bases.

Words near Brønsted-Lowry base in the dictionary

  1. Brønsted acids
  2. Brønsted base
  3. Brønsted bases
  4. Brønsted-Lowry acid
  5. Brønsted-Lowry acids
  6. Brønsted-Lowry base
  7. Brønsted-Lowry bases
  8. Brørup
  9. brûlée
  10. brûléed
  11. brûléeing

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