deprotonation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English protonation English deprotonation From de- + protonation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because it can occasionally be deuterium) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deprotonations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it deprotonazione (removal of a proton) · de Deprotonierung (removal of a proton)