autoprotolysis

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ protolysis.

Noun

autoprotolysis (usually uncountable, plural autoprotolyses)

1. (chemistry) The autoionization of water (or similar compounds) in which a proton (hydrogen ion) is transferred to form a cation and an anion e.g. 2H₂O => H₃O⁺ + OH^-

Related terms

• protolysis

Translations

autoionization of water

• Danish: autoprotolyse c
• Italian: autoprotolisi f
• Polish: autojonizacja f, autoprotoliza f
• Swedish: autoprotolys (sv) c