protonate

English

Etymology

proton +‎ -ate

Verb

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

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

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Italian

Adjective

protonate f

  1. feminine plural of protonato
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