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sulfolane

sulfolane noun: the compound tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide that is used as a specialized solvent.

Noun

sulfolane (uncountable)

  1. The compound tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide that is used as a specialized solvent

Forms of sulfolane

alternative formsulpholane

Questions about sulfolane

What does sulfolane mean?
Sulfolane means the compound tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide that is used as a specialized solvent.
What part of speech is sulfolane?
Sulfolane is a noun.

Words near sulfolane in the dictionary

  1. sulfoindocyanine
  2. sulfokine
  3. sulfolactate
  4. sulfolactates
  5. sulfolactic acid
  6. sulfolane
  7. sulfolene
  8. sulfolenes
  9. sulfolipid
  10. sulfolipids
  11. sulfolobicin

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