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desulphonation

desulphonation is the alternative form of desulfonation.

Meaning of desulfonation

Noun

desulfonation (plural desulfonations)

  1. The removal of a sulfonic acid group

Forms of desulphonation

pluraldesulphonations

Origin of desulphonation

From de- + sulphonation.

Questions about desulphonation

What is desulphonation the alternative form of?
Desulphonation is the alternative form of desulfonation.

Words near desulphonation in the dictionary

  1. desulphation
  2. desulphations
  3. desulphoglucosinolate
  4. desulphoglucosinolates
  5. desulphonated
  6. desulphonation
  7. desulphonations
  8. desulphur
  9. desulphurase
  10. desulphurases
  11. desulphurate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desulphonation (page history and authors); desulfonation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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