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sulfonate
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sul·fo·nate  (slf-nt)
n.
A salt or ester of sulfonic acid.
tr.v. sul·fo·nat·ed, sul·fo·nat·ing, sul·fo·nates
1. To introduce into (an organic compound) one or more sulfonic acid groups.
2. To treat with sulfonic acid.

sulfo·nation n.

sulfonate  (slf-nt)
A salt or ester of sulfonic acid, containing the group SO3H.
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Noun1.sulfonate - a salt of sulphonic acid
alkylbenzenesulfonate - sulfonate of alkyl benzene
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)


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