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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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