SULPHONE

Noun

sulphone (plural sulphones)

(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfone

Source: Wiktionary


Sul"phone, n. (Chem.)

Definition: Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH.SO

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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