See Also: sulphonate(medicine)
sulphonate(1)(dictionary)
sulphonate(2)(dictionary)

sulphonate(2) (iou)



sulphonate verb trans. Also (US & Chemistry) sulfonate. L19.
[from SULPHONATE noun: see -ATE3.]
Convert into a sulphonate, e.g. by the action of sulphuric acid; introduce a sulphonic acid group into (a compound or molecule).
sulpho'nation noun L19.