Proton (disambiguation)

A proton is a subatomic particle.

Proton may also refer to:

In chemistry

• Proton, the hydron ion (notated H⁺
  )
• Proton, hydronium (also called hydroxonium) ion (notated H
  ₃O⁺
  )
• Proton-pump inhibitor, a group of drugs
• Proton conductor, an electrolyte
• Proton-coupled electron transfer, a chemical reaction mechanism
• Proton spectrum, the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the ¹H nucleus

In technology

• Ozone Proton, a French paraglider design
• Protei-5 Russian diver propulsion vehicle called a "Proton", Russian diver propulsion vehicle
• Proton (rocket family), Russian unmanned space vehicle design
• Proton satellite, Soviet satellite
• Proton, a make of rebreather breathing set made by Siebe Gorman
• Proton-K, a rocket
• Proton-M, a rocket
• Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry, a technique to monitor volatile organic compounds online
• Original name of the BBC Micro microcomputer
• ProtonMail, an encrypted email service
• Proton (compatibility layer), a Wine-based compatibility tool for Linux

In business

• Proton (bank card), an electronic purse for debit cards in Belgium
• Proton Bank, an investment bank in Greece
• Proton Electronic a Taiwanese manufacturer of consumer audio and video equipment founded in 1964
• Proton (automobile), a Malaysian car producer
• Proton Radio, an internet electronic music station
• Proton (supermarkets), a Greek chain of independent retailers

Sport

• Proton FC, football club in the Malaysian Premier League sponsored by the carmaker that existed between 1986 and 2009
• Proton Competition, a German auto racing team

Other uses

• Proton, a geologic province of a craton that is between 1.6 and 2.5 billion years old, which developed in the Proterozoic Eon
• USS Proton (AG-147), a US Navy tank landing ship
• Professor Proton, a fictional scientist
• Proton (band), an Australian rock band

See also

• Proto (disambiguation)