deprotonate

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verb

To remove one or more protons from (a molecule).

OriginEnglish protonate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeprotonate (third-person singular simple present deprotonates, present participle deprotonating, simple past and past participle deprotonated)

present singular third person deprotonates · participle present deprotonating · participle past deprotonated · past deprotonated

  1. ergativechemistryTo remove one or more protons from (a molecule).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishprotonate
  8. Englishdeprotonate

From de- + protonate.

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APA

deprotonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprotonate

MLA

“deprotonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprotonate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprotonate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprotonate.

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