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sulfonation

[ suhl-fuh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO 3 H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfonation1

First recorded in 1885–90; sulfonate + -ion

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sulfonatesulfone