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sultone

sultone noun: any cyclic ester of a hydroxy sulfonic acid; analogous to a lactone.

Noun

sultone (plural sultones)

  1. any cyclic ester of a hydroxy sulfonic acid; analogous to a lactone

Forms of sultone

pluralsultones

Questions about sultone

What does sultone mean?
Sultone means any cyclic ester of a hydroxy sulfonic acid; analogous to a lactone.
What part of speech is sultone?
Sultone is a noun.
What is the plural of sultone?
The plural of sultone is sultones.

Words near sultone in the dictionary

  1. sultiame
  2. sultim
  3. sultims
  4. sultine
  5. sultines
  6. sultone
  7. sultones
  8. sultopride
  9. sultress
  10. sultrie
  11. sultriecin

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