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sulfation

sulfation noun: the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO₂OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO₂O-R).

Noun

sulfation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfations)

  1. The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO₂OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO₂O-R)

Forms of sulfation

pluralsulfations
alternative formsulphation

Words formed from sulfation

Questions about sulfation

What does sulfation mean?
Sulfation means the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO₂OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO₂O-R).
What part of speech is sulfation?
Sulfation is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfation?
The plural of sulfation is sulfations.

Words near sulfation in the dictionary

  1. sulfatic
  2. sulfatide
  3. sulfatides
  4. sulfatidosis
  5. sulfating
  6. sulfation
  7. sulfations
  8. sulfatolamide
  9. sulfatrozole
  10. sulfazalazine
  11. sulfcatalase

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