(chemistry, transitive) To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical). / (chemistry, intransitive) To acquire an additional proton.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protonate

simple past tense and past participle of protonate

Of, pertaining to, or composed of protons.

plural of protonation

present participle of protonate

(physics) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

(chemistry) The addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation.

plural of proton

(chemistry) Synonym of protonation