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Protonate is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Protonate in a sentence

Related words

Protonate | Protonated

Protonate meaning

  1. To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).
  2. To acquire an additional proton.

Using Protonate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical). | To acquire an additional proton.

Context around Protonate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

acids 1× permanently 1×

Often after:

water 1×

Sentence patterns with Protonate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

can permanently protonate water to 1× does not protonate as an 1× strong acids protonate the oxygen 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a bicyclic 1× strong acids protonate 1× superacids can permanently 1×

Common sentence endings:

carboxylic acids do 1× crystalline hydronium salts 1× give onium ions 1×

Words around Protonate

Just before it in the word index:

proton 338 protolanguage 3 protogothic 3 protogere 2 protogalaxy 4 protofilaments 5

Just after it in the word index:

protonated 16 protonation 9 protoneolithic 2 protonephridia 2 protonmail 9 protons 236

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Protonate

  • In this selection, "protonate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 13 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, acids, permanently and water stand out and add context to how "protonate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include can permanently protonate water to and does not protonate as an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "protonate" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with protonate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Strong acids protonate the oxygen to give "onium ions". (9 words)

Superacids can permanently protonate water to give ionic, crystalline hydronium "salts". (11 words)

As a bicyclic, heterocyclic purine derivative, uric acid does not protonate as an oxygen (−OH) like carboxylic acids do. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

As a bicyclic, heterocyclic purine derivative, uric acid does not protonate as an oxygen (−OH) like carboxylic acids do. (19 words)

Superacids can permanently protonate water to give ionic, crystalline hydronium "salts". (11 words)

Strong acids protonate the oxygen to give "onium ions". (9 words)

Example sentences (3)

As a bicyclic, heterocyclic purine derivative, uric acid does not protonate as an oxygen (−OH) like carboxylic acids do.

Strong acids protonate the oxygen to give "onium ions".

Superacids can permanently protonate water to give ionic, crystalline hydronium "salts".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "protonate" in a sentence?
An example: "As a bicyclic, heterocyclic purine derivative, uric acid does not protonate as an oxygen (−OH) like carboxylic acids do." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "protonate" from authentic English texts.
What does "protonate" mean?
Protonate means: To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical).
How many example sentences with "protonate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "protonate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.