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protonolysis

protonolysis noun: the breakup of a molecule following protonation.

Noun

protonolysis (plural protonolyses)

  1. The breakup of a molecule following protonation

Forms of protonolysis

pluralprotonolyses

Origin of protonolysis

From proton + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about protonolysis

What does protonolysis mean?
Protonolysis means the breakup of a molecule following protonation.
What part of speech is protonolysis?
Protonolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of protonolysis?
The plural of protonolysis is protonolyses.

Words near protonolysis in the dictionary

  1. protonized
  2. protonlike
  3. protonmotive
  4. protonography
  5. protonolyses
  6. protonolysis
  7. protonolytic
  8. protonophore
  9. protonophores
  10. protonophoric
  11. protonosphere

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