sulfonic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sulfonic
Example Sentences
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The particular compound in the beef is known as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, or PFOS.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
On the fifth day she takes a half-teaspoonful of cystine, cysteine, d-1-methionine, l-methionine, cystine-disulfoxide, sulfonic acid or cysteic acid, the seven body sulfur compounds crystallized by Lankenau's Chemist Gerrit Toennies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sulfinic acid is difficult to dry without partial conversion into the sulfonic acid.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
Upon cooling, mesitylene sulfonic acid crystallizes and the unsulfonated material remains as an oil on the surface.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
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