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Brønsted acid

Brønsted acid noun: any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.

Noun

Brønsted acid (plural Brønsted acids)

  1. Any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.

Forms of Brønsted acid

pluralBrønsted acids
alternative formBronsted acid

Origin of Brønsted acid

From Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist.

Questions about Brønsted acid

What does Brønsted acid mean?
Brønsted acid means any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.
What part of speech is Brønsted acid?
Brønsted acid is a noun.
What is the plural of Brønsted acid?
The plural of Brønsted acid is Brønsted acids.

Words near Brønsted acid in the dictionary

  1. brönnie
  2. brönnies
  3. brötchen
  4. brötchens
  5. Brønsted
  6. Brønsted acid
  7. Brønsted acids
  8. Brønsted base
  9. Brønsted bases
  10. Brønsted-Lowry acid
  11. Brønsted-Lowry acids

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