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Grotthuss mechanism

Grotthuss mechanism noun: the process by which an excess proton diffuses through the hydrogen bond network of water molecules or other hydrogen-bonded liquids through the formation and concomitant cleavage of covalent bonds involving neighboring molecules.

Noun

Grotthuss mechanism (plural Grotthuss mechanisms)

  1. The process by which an excess proton diffuses through the hydrogen bond network of water molecules or other hydrogen-bonded liquids through the formation and concomitant cleavage of covalent bonds involving neighboring molecules.

Forms of Grotthuss mechanism

pluralGrotthuss mechanisms

Origin of Grotthuss mechanism

Named after Theodor Grotthuss.

Questions about Grotthuss mechanism

What does Grotthuss mechanism mean?
Grotthuss mechanism means the process by which an excess proton diffuses through the hydrogen bond network of water molecules or other hydrogen-bonded liquids through the formation and concomitant cleavage of covalent bonds involving neighboring molecules.
What part of speech is Grotthuss mechanism?
Grotthuss mechanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Grotthuss mechanism?
The plural of Grotthuss mechanism is Grotthuss mechanisms.

Words near Grotthuss mechanism in the dictionary

  1. Grotke
  2. Groton
  3. Grotowskian
  4. grots
  5. grotsky
  6. Grotthuss mechanism
  7. Grotthuss mechanisms
  8. Grotthuss-Draper law
  9. grottier
  10. grottiest
  11. grottily

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