sulfation

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noun

The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO₂OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO₂O-R)

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Meanings

nounsulfation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfations)

plural sulfations · alternative sulphation

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO₂OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO₂O-R)
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APA

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