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sulfonation

sulfonation noun: the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures.

Noun

sulfonation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfonations)

  1. The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures

Forms of sulfonation

pluralsulfonations
alternative formsulphonation

Words formed from sulfonation

Questions about sulfonation

What does sulfonation mean?
Sulfonation means the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures.
What part of speech is sulfonation?
Sulfonation is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfonation?
The plural of sulfonation is sulfonations.

Words near sulfonation in the dictionary

  1. sulfonases
  2. sulfonate
  3. sulfonated
  4. sulfonates
  5. sulfonating
  6. sulfonation
  7. sulfonations
  8. sulfonatoisoindole
  9. sulfonatoisoindoles
  10. sulfonator
  11. sulfonators

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