Meanings
nounsulfonate (plural sulfonates)
plural sulfonates · alternative sulphonate
- USchemistryAny salt or ester of a sulfonic acid.
verbsulfonate (third-person singular simple present sulfonates, present participle sulfonating, simple past and past participle sulfonated)
present singular third person sulfonates · participle present sulfonating · participle past sulfonated · past sulfonated · alternative sulphonate
- To treat or react with a sulfonic acid, or to introduce such a group into a compound.
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APA
sulfonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfonate
MLA
“sulfonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfonate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfonate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfonate.
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