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Brønsted acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.

Word forms

Brønsted acid Brønsted acids Bronsted acid

Etymology

From Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist.

Related words

Brønsted base Brønsted-Lowry acid conjugate acid-base pair
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