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sulfonic

sulfonic adjective: of or pertaining to the -SO₂OH group.

Adjective

sulfonic (not comparable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Of or pertaining to the -SO₂OH group.
  2. Of or pertaining to a sulfonic acid or its derivatives.

Origin of sulfonic

See sulfuric.

Words formed from sulfonic

Phrases with sulfonic

Questions about sulfonic

What does sulfonic mean?
Sulfonic means of or pertaining to the -SO₂OH group.
What part of speech is sulfonic?
Sulfonic is an adjective.

Words near sulfonic in the dictionary

  1. sulfonediimine
  2. sulfonediimines
  3. sulfonephthalein
  4. sulfonephthaleins
  5. sulfones
  6. sulfonic
  7. sulfonic acid
  8. sulfonic acids
  9. sulfonic anhydride
  10. sulfonic anhydrides
  11. sulfonide

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