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sulfonal

sulfonal noun: a sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.

Noun

sulfonal (uncountable)

  1. A sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.
    Synonyms:
    sulfomethanum, sulfonalum

Synonyms of sulfonal

  • sulfomethanum
  • sulfonalum

Origin of sulfonal

From sulfone + -al.

Questions about sulfonal

What does sulfonal mean?
Sulfonal means a sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.
What part of speech is sulfonal?
Sulfonal is a noun.

Words near sulfonal in the dictionary

  1. sulfomethylated
  2. sulfomethylation
  3. sulfometuron
  4. sulfomucin
  5. sulfomucins
  6. sulfonal
  7. sulfonamide
  8. sulfonamides
  9. sulfonamidic
  10. sulfonamidine
  11. sulfonamidines

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