English Explanatory Dictionary

Grotthuss mechanism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process by which an excess proton diffuses through the hydrogen bond network of water molecules or other hydrogen-bonded liquids through the formation and concomitant cleavage of covalent bonds involving neighboring molecules.

Word forms

Grotthuss mechanism Grotthuss mechanisms

Etymology

Named after Theodor Grotthuss.

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