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Definition of: sulfonate
(sul′fə·nāt) v.t. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing Chem.
1. To form into a sulfonic acid.
2. To subject to the treatment of sulfonic acid.
—noun A salt or ester of sulfonic acid. [<SULFON(E) + -ATE3]
—sul′fo·na′tion noun
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