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protolysis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒlɪsɪs/
  • General-American: /pɹoʊˈtɑlɪsɪs/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any proton-transfer reaction

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English protolysis From proto- + -lysis.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: protolyse — Translations
  • German: Protolyse — Translations
  • Hungarian: proton átadással járó folyamat — Translations
  • Hungarian: protolitikus reakció — Translations
  • Polish: protoliza — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: protoliza — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: протолиза — Translations
  • Turkish: protoliz — Translations