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sulfolene

sulfolene noun: the sulfone 2,5-dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide formed by the cycloaddition of sulfur dioxide to butadiene.

Noun

sulfolene (plural sulfolenes)

  1. The sulfone 2,5-dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide formed by the cycloaddition of sulfur dioxide to butadiene

Forms of sulfolene

pluralsulfolenes

Questions about sulfolene

What does sulfolene mean?
Sulfolene means the sulfone 2,5-dihydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide formed by the cycloaddition of sulfur dioxide to butadiene.
What part of speech is sulfolene?
Sulfolene is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfolene?
The plural of sulfolene is sulfolenes.

Words near sulfolene in the dictionary

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

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