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protonating

protonating is the present participle and gerund 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 protonating

What is protonating the present participle and gerund of?
Protonating is the present participle and gerund of protonate.

Words near protonating in the dictionary

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

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