sulfonate

See also: Sulfonate

English

Alternative forms

• sulphonate

Noun

sulfonate (plural sulfonates)

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

Derived terms

• benzenesulfonate
• disulfonate
• naphthalenesulfonate
• organosulfonate
• perfluorooctane sulfonate
• perfluorosulfonate
• tetrasulfonate
• thiosulfonate

 

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.

Derived terms

• desulfonate