protonate

American  

[proh-tuhn-ayt] / ˈproʊ tənˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

protonates, present (3rd person singular) protonated, past, past participle protonating present participle

1. Physics. to transfer a proton to.

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verb (used without object)

protonates, present (3rd person singular) protonated, past, past participle protonating present participle

1. Physics. to gain a proton.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• deprotonation
  noun
• protonation
  noun
• deprotonate
  adjective
• protonated
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• protonating
  present
• protonated
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• protonate
  simple
• protonates
  simple
• have protonated
  perfect
• has protonated
  perfect
• am protonating
  progressive
• are protonating
  progressive
• is protonating
  progressive
• have been protonating
  perfect progressive
• has been protonating
  perfect progressive

Past

• protonated
  simple
• had protonated
  perfect
• was protonating
  progressive
• were protonating
  progressive
• had been protonating
  perfect progressive

Future

• will protonate
  simple
• will have protonated
  perfect
• will be protonating
  progressive
• will have been protonating
  perfect progressive

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

protonated

Formic acid, the protonated form of formate, is already manufactured at an industrial scale.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 3, 2026