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protonated

protonated is the simple past and past participle of protonate.

Meaning of protonate

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.

Words formed from protonated

Questions about protonated

What is protonated the simple past and past participle of?
Protonated is the simple past and past participle of protonate.

Words near protonated in the dictionary

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

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