sulfonate

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Noun

sulfonate (plural sulfonates)

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

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Verb

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

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

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