Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sulfonation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: sul-fona-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulfonations (plural) sulphonation (alternative)

Derived Forms

desulfonation disulfonation

Frequently Paired Words

sulfation

Questions

What does sulfonation mean?: The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures

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