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sulfinate

sulfinate noun: any salt or ester of a sulfinic acid.

Noun

sulfinate (plural sulfinates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a sulfinic acid.

Forms of sulfinate

pluralsulfinates
alternative formsulphinate

Origin of sulfinate

From sulfinic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about sulfinate

What does sulfinate mean?
Sulfinate means any salt or ester of a sulfinic acid.
What part of speech is sulfinate?
Sulfinate is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfinate?
The plural of sulfinate is sulfinates.

Words near sulfinate in the dictionary

  1. sulfinamides
  2. sulfinamidine
  3. sulfinamidines
  4. sulfinamine
  5. sulfinamines
  6. sulfinate
  7. sulfinated
  8. sulfinates
  9. sulfination
  10. sulfindigotate
  11. sulfindigotic acid

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