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sulphonic
<chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; used specifically to designate any one of a series of acids (regarded as acid ethereal salts of sulphurous acid) obtained by the oxidation of the mercaptans, or by treating sulphuric acid with certain aromatic bases (as benzene); as, phenyl sulphonic acid, C6H5.SO2.OH, a stable colourless crystalline substance.

<chemistry> Sulphonic group, the hypothetical radical, SO2.OH, the characteristic residue of sulphonic acids.

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