alkanesulfonate

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noun

The salt or ester of an alkyl sulfonic acid

OriginEnglish sulfonate ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounalkanesulfonate (plural alkanesulfonates)

plural alkanesulfonates

  1. chemistryThe salt or ester of an alkyl sulfonic acid

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. GermanAlk(ohol)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. GermanAlkyl
  10. Germanalk-
  11. GermanAlkan
  12. Englishalkane
  13. Englishsulfonate
  14. Englishalkanesulfonate

From alkane + sulfonate.

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APA

alkanesulfonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanesulfonate

MLA

“alkanesulfonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanesulfonate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkanesulfonate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanesulfonate.

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