chlorosulfonic

C3H4L1O1R1O1S1U1L1F4O1N1I1C3

adjective

Of or pertaining to chlorosulfonic acid or its derivatives

Scrabble 24

Meanings

adjectivechlorosulfonic (not comparable)

alternative chlorosulphonic · alternative chlorsulfonic

  1. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to chlorosulfonic acid or its derivatives

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Englishsulfonic
  7. Englishchlorosulfonic

From chloro- + sulfonic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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