sulphonate
/ (ˈsʌlfəˌneɪt) chem /
noun
a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO 2 O – or the group RSO 2 O–, R being an organic group
verb
(tr)
to introduce a sulphonic acid group, –SO 2 OH, into (a molecule)
Words nearby sulphonate
sulphatise,
sulphide,
sulphinyl,
sulphite,
sulphonamide,
sulphonate,
sulphone,
sulphonic acid,
sulphonium compound,
sulphonmethane,
sulphonyl