chlorosulfonic acid
[ klawr-oh-suhl-fon-ik, klohr-, klawr-, klohr- ]
/ ˈklɔr oʊ sʌlˈfɒn ɪk, ˈkloʊr-, ˌklɔr-, ˌkloʊr- /
noun
a colorless or yellowish, highly corrosive, pungent liquid, HClO3S, usually produced by treating sulfur trioxide with hydrogen chloride: used in organic synthesis to introduce the sulfonyl chloride group, =SO2Cl.
Origin of chlorosulfonic acid
Words nearby chlorosulfonic acid
chloroprocaine hydrochloride,
chloropsia,
chloroquine,
chlorosis,
chlorospinel,
chlorosulfonic acid,
chlorothalonil,
chlorothiazide,
chlorotrifluoroethylene,
chlorotrifluoromethane,
chlorous