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sulfonmethane definition

sulfon·meth·ane (sul′fōn met̸h′ān, -fän-)

noun

a colorless, crystalline compound, CHOS, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic

Etymology: sulfon(e) + methane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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