sulphonated

sʌlˈfəʊneɪtɪd

Definition of sulphonated - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

chemistry

TECH.

containing or treated with sulfonic acid groups

TECH.

Sulphonated oils are used in textile processing.
Sulphonated compounds are important in detergents.
The lab tested a sulphonated sample for purity.

sulfonated

sulfonic

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Origin of sulphonated

French/Latin, sulphur (brimstone) + -ate (make/provide)

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French:sulfoné, ...
German:sulfoniert, ...
Italian:solfonato, ...
Spanish:sulfonado, ...
Portuguese:sulfonado, ...
Chinese:磺化的, ...
Japanese:スルホン化した, ...
Arabic:مسلفن, ...
Hebrew:מְסֻלְפוֹנִי, ...
Russian:сульфированный, ...
Ukrainian:сульфонований, ...
Hindi:सल्फोनेटेड, ...
Bengali:সালফোনেটেড, ...
Catalan:sulfonat, ...
Czech:sulfonovaný, ...
Danish:sulfoneret, ...
Dutch:gesulfoniseerd, ...
Greek:σουλφονωμένος, ...
Hungarian:szulfonált, ...
Khmer:ស៊ុលហ្វូណាត, ...
Korean:설폰화된, ...
Persian:سولفوناته, ...
Polish:sulfonowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):sulfonado, ...
Romanian:sulfonat, ...
Swedish:sulfonerad, ...
Thai:ที่มีซัลโฟเนต, ...
Turkish:sülfonatlı, ...
Vietnamese:có sunfonat, ...

sulphonate

ˈsʌlfəˌneɪt

Definition of sulphonate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

salt or ester made from sulfonic acid

TECH.

Sulphonate is used in making detergents.

sulfonate

sulphate

Verb

tr.

chemistry

TECH.

add a sulfonic acid group to a molecule

TECH.

They will sulphonate the compound in the next step.

sulfonate

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Origin of sulphonate

Latin, sulphur (brimstone) + Greek, -ate (suffix forming verbs)

Examples of sulphonate in a sentence

Researchers tested the properties of a new sulphonate.
Scientists plan to sulphonate the sample next.
You must sulphonate the mixture carefully.

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French:le sulfonate, sulfoner, ...
German:Sulfonat, sulfonieren, ...
Italian:solfonato, solfonare, ...
Spanish:sulfonato, sulfonar, ...
Portuguese:sulfonato, sulfonar, ...
Chinese:磺酸盐, 磺化, ...
Japanese:スルホン酸塩, スルホン化する, ...
Arabic:سلفونات, سَلْفَنَ, ...
Hebrew:סוּלְפוֹנָט, לְהוֹסִיף קְבוּצַת סוּלְפוֹן, ...
Russian:сульфонат, сульфонировать, ...
Ukrainian:сульфонат, сульфонувати, ...
Hindi:सल्फोनेट, सल्फोनेट करना, ...
Bengali:সালফোনেট, সালফোনেট করা, ...
Catalan:sulfonat, sulfonar, ...
Czech:sulfonát, sulfonovat, ...
Danish:sulfonat, sulfonere, ...
Dutch:sulfonaat, sulfoneren, ...
Greek:σουλφονικό άλας, σουλφονώνω, ...
Hungarian:szulfonát, szulfonálni, ...
Khmer:ស៊ុលហ្វូណាត, បញ្ចូលក្រុមស៊ុលហ្វូនិក, ...
Korean:설포네이트, 설폰화하다, ...
Persian:سولفونات, سولفوناته کردن, ...
Polish:sulfonian, zesulfonować, ...
Portuguese (BR):sulfonato, sulfonar, ...
Romanian:sulfonat, a sulfonata, ...
Swedish:sulfonat, sulfonera, ...
Thai:ซัลโฟเนต, เติมหมู่ซัลโฟเนต, ...
Turkish:sülfonat, sülfonatlamak, ...
Vietnamese:chất sunphonat, sunfat hóa, ...

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Definition of sulphonated - Reverso English Dictionary

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Definition of sulphonate - Reverso English Dictionary

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