Brønsted-Lowry base

noun

Any chemical species that acts as an acceptor of protons

Meanings

nounBrønsted-Lowry base (plural Brønsted-Lowry bases)

plural Brønsted-Lowry bases · alternative Bronsted-Lowry base

  1. chemistryAny chemical species that acts as an acceptor of protons

Origin

Based on a theory proposed independently in 1923 by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry.

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Brønsted-Lowry base. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Br%C3%B8nsted-Lowry%20base

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