Definitions for sulfonate

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sulfonate sul·fo·nate

Spelling: [suhl-fuh-neyt]

IPA: /ˈsʌl fəˌneɪt/

Sulfonate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 638 anagrams from letters in sulfonate (aeflnostu).

Definitions for sulfonate

noun

1. an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.

verb (used with object)

1. to make into a sulfonic acid, as by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon with concentrated sulfuric acid.
2. to introduce the sulfonic group into (an organic compound).

Origin of sulfonate

1875-80; sulfon(ic acid) + -ate¹ or