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protonate

protonate verb: to add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).

Verb

protonate (third-person singular simple present protonates, present participle protonating, simple past and past participle protonated)

  1. (transitive) To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).
    • protonate the carbonyl group
  2. (intransitive) To acquire an additional proton.

Forms of protonate

third-person singular presentprotonates
present participleprotonating
past participleprotonated
pastprotonated

Origin of protonate

From proton + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from protonate

Questions about protonate

What does protonate mean?
Protonate means to add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).
What part of speech is protonate?
Protonate is a verb.
What is the past tense of protonate?
The past tense of protonate is protonated.

Words near protonate in the dictionary

  1. proton-pump
  2. proton-pump inhibitor
  3. proton-pump inhibitors
  4. proton-pumps
  5. protonatable
  6. protonate
  7. protonated
  8. protonates
  9. protonating
  10. protonation
  11. protonations

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