SULFONATE

sulfonate

(noun) a salt of sulphonic acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sulfonate (plural sulfonates)

(American spelling, chemistry) Any salt or ester of a sulfonic acid.

Verb

sulfonate (third-person singular simple present sulfonates, present participle sulfonating, simple past and past participle sulfonated)

To treat or react with a sulfonic acid, or to introduce such a group into a compound.

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