any of numerous organic acids containing the sulfonic group SOH, derived from sulfuric acid by the replacement of an OH group: used in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, phenols, etc.
sulfonic acid
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sulfonic acid
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Any of several organic acids containing one or more sulfonic groups.
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Any of several acids containing the group SO3H attached to an organic radical. Sulfonic acids and their salts are important in industry as catalysts in organic synthesis and in making sulfonamide drugs, detergents, and dyes.
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Noun
(plural sulfonic acids)
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