protonate

English

Etymology

From proton +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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.

Derived terms

• deprotonate
• reprotonate

Related terms

• protonation

Translations

To add one or more protons

• Finnish: protonoida
• Spanish: protonar

To acquire an additional proton

Italian

Adjective

protonate f

1. feminine plural of protonato

Anagrams

• pontatore, prenotato

Spanish

Verb

protonate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of protonar combined with te