sulfonate

[ suhl-fuh-neyt ]
noun

  1. an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.

verb (used with object),sul·fo·nat·ed, sul·fo·nat·ing.

  1. to make into a sulfonic acid, as by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon with concentrated sulfuric acid.

  2. to introduce the sulfonic group into (an organic compound).

Origin of sulfonate

1
1875–80; sulfon(ic acid) + -ate1 or -ate2

Other words from sulfonate

  • un·sul·fo·nat·ed, adjective

Words Nearby sulfonate

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Scientific definitions for sulfonate

sulfonate

[ sŭl′fə-nāt′ ]

  1. A salt or ester of sulfonic acid, containing the group SO3H.

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