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sulfonate definition

sul·fo·nate (sul′fə nāt′)

noun

a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid

transitive verb sulfonated -·nat′ed, sulfonating -·nat′·ing

to introduce the sulfonic group into (an aromatic hydrocarbon) by treating with sulfuric acid

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