Deprotonation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From de- + protonation.

Related phrases

conjugate base

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