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protonates

protonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about protonates

What is protonates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Protonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of protonate.

Words near protonates in the dictionary

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

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