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proton transfer

proton transfer noun: a chemical reaction that involves the transfer of protons.

Noun

proton transfer (countable and uncountable, plural proton transfers)

  1. A chemical reaction that involves the transfer of protons.

Forms of proton transfer

pluralproton transfers

Questions about proton transfer

What does proton transfer mean?
Proton transfer means a chemical reaction that involves the transfer of protons.
What part of speech is proton transfer?
Proton transfer is a noun.
What is the plural of proton transfer?
The plural of proton transfer is proton transfers.

Words near proton transfer in the dictionary

  1. proton pump
  2. proton pump inhibitor
  3. proton pump inhibitors
  4. proton pumps
  5. proton therapy
  6. proton transfer
  7. proton-proton chain
  8. proton-pump
  9. proton-pump inhibitor
  10. proton-pump inhibitors
  11. proton-pumps

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