protonmotive

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the ability to transport protons.

OriginEnglish motive ← Middle English motif ← Late Latin mōtīvum →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveprotonmotive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to the ability to transport protons.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτον (prôton)
  6. Englishproton
  7. Anglo-Normanmotif
  8. Middle Frenchmotif
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  11. Proto-Italic*moweō
  12. Latinmoveō
  13. Latinmōtus
  14. Late Latinmōtīvum
  15. Middle Englishmotif
  16. Englishmotive
  17. Englishprotonmotive

From proton + motive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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