PROTONATE

Etymology

Verb

protonate (third-person singular simple present protonates, present participle protonating, simple past and past participle protonated)

(chemistry, transitive) To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).

(chemistry, intransitive) To acquire an additional proton.

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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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