Definitions for "Conjugate acid"
Keywords:  nsted, proton, lowry, reacts, species
the species formed when a base reacts with a proton
When a base, B, reacts with a proton donor, AH, the product BH+ is said to be the conjugate acid of B.
the particle formed when a base gains a proton; in the example, NH4+ is the conjugate acid of the base NH3.