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sulfonate
sul·fo·nate
[
súlfə nàyt
]
noun
(
plural
sul·fo·nat·es
)
Definition:
sulfonic acid salt or ester:
a salt or ester of sulfonic acid
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
sul·fo·nat·ed
,
present participle
sul·fo·nat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
sul·fo·nates
)
Definition:
treat with sulfuric acid:
to treat an organic substance with sulfuric acid
[
Late 19th century. <sulfonic
]
sul·fo·na·tion
[
sùlfə náysh'n
]
noun
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sul·fo·na·tion [ sùlfə náysh'n ] noun
