Bronsted base

Brøn·sted base

(bron'sted),

any molecule or ion that combines with a proton, for example, OH^-, CN^-, NH₃; this definition replaces the older and more limited concepts of base (3) (q.v.).

Brønsted base

Etymology: Johannes N. Brønsted

a molecule or an ion that acts as a hydrogen ion acceptor.

Brøn·sted base

(brŭn'shtet bās)

Any molecule or ion that combines with a proton; e.g., OH^-, CN^-, NH₃; this definition replaces the older and more limited concepts of base (3).

Brønsted,

Johannes N., Danish physical chemist, 1879-1947.

Brønsted acid - an acid that is a proton donor.

Brønsted base - any molecule or ion that combines with a proton.

Brønsted theory - that an acid is a substance, charged or uncharged, liberating hydrogen ions in solution, and that a base is a substance that removes them from solution.