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desulfonate

desulfonate verb: to cause or to undergo desulfonation.

Verb

desulfonate (third-person singular simple present desulfonates, present participle desulfonating, simple past and past participle desulfonated)

  1. To cause or to undergo desulfonation.

Forms of desulfonate

third-person singular presentdesulfonates
present participledesulfonating
past participledesulfonated
pastdesulfonated

Origin of desulfonate

From de- + sulfonate.

Questions about desulfonate

What does desulfonate mean?
Desulfonate means to cause or to undergo desulfonation.
What part of speech is desulfonate?
Desulfonate is a verb.
What is the past tense of desulfonate?
The past tense of desulfonate is desulfonated.

Words near desulfonate in the dictionary

  1. desulfitobacteria
  2. desulfitobacterium
  3. desulfoferrodoxin
  4. desulfoglucosinolate
  5. desulfoglucosinolates
  6. desulfonate
  7. desulfonated
  8. desulfonation
  9. desulfonations
  10. desulfoviridin
  11. desulfur

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