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deprotonation

deprotonation noun: the removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because it can occasionally be deuterium) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.

Noun

deprotonation (countable and uncountable, plural deprotonations)

  1. The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because it can occasionally be deuterium) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.

Forms of deprotonation

pluraldeprotonations

Origin of deprotonation

From de- + protonation.

Questions about deprotonation

What does deprotonation mean?
Deprotonation means the removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because it can occasionally be deuterium) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.
What part of speech is deprotonation?
Deprotonation is a noun.
What is the plural of deprotonation?
The plural of deprotonation is deprotonations.

Words near deprotonation in the dictionary

  1. deproteinizing
  2. deprotonate
  3. deprotonated
  4. deprotonates
  5. deprotonating
  6. deprotonation
  7. deprotonations
  8. deprotoned
  9. deprotonisation
  10. deprotonization
  11. deprotonizations

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