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camphorsulfonic acid

camphorsulfonic acid noun: any sulfonic acid derived from camphor, but especially d-camphorsulfonic acid (known as Reychler's acid) classically used to resolve stereoisomers.

Noun

camphorsulfonic acid (plural camphorsulfonic acids)

  1. Any sulfonic acid derived from camphor, but especially d-camphorsulfonic acid (known as Reychler's acid) classically used to resolve stereoisomers

Forms of camphorsulfonic acid

pluralcamphorsulfonic acids

Origin of camphorsulfonic acid

From camphor + sulfonic acid.

Questions about camphorsulfonic acid

What does camphorsulfonic acid mean?
Camphorsulfonic acid means any sulfonic acid derived from camphor, but especially d-camphorsulfonic acid (known as Reychler's acid) classically used to resolve stereoisomers.
What part of speech is camphorsulfonic acid?
Camphorsulfonic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of camphorsulfonic acid?
The plural of camphorsulfonic acid is camphorsulfonic acids.

Words near camphorsulfonic acid in the dictionary

  1. camphorphorone
  2. camphorquinone
  3. camphors
  4. camphorsulfonate
  5. camphorsulfonates
  6. camphorsulfonic acid
  7. camphorsulfonic acids
  8. camphorsulphonic
  9. camphorsulphonic acid
  10. camphorsulphonic acids
  11. camphorsultam

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