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protonate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-nate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).

Transitive verb

verb

To acquire an additional proton.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English protonate From proton + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

protonates (present, singular) protonating (participle, present) protonated (participle, past) protonated (past)

Derived Forms

deprotonate protonatable reprotonate

Frequently Paired Words

protonation

Questions

What does protonate mean?
To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).
Where does protonate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English protonate From proton + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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