(chemistry) 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

plural of sulfonation

plural of sulfonate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sulfonate

present participle of sulfonate

(chemistry, especially in combination) Of or pertaining to the -SO₂OH group. / (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a sulfonic acid or its derivatives.

simple past tense and past participle of sulfonate

Treated or reacted with a sulfonic acid / modified by the addition of a sulfonate group

plural of sulfone

(chemistry) A sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.