Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sulfonic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: sul-fon-ic acid
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a strong inorganic acid, HSO₂OH

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

the univalent functional group -SO₂OH

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

any member of the class or organic acids containing this group; used in detergents, dyes and ion exchange resins

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sulfonic acids (plural) sulphonic acid (alternative)

Derived Forms

cefonicid cortisuzol suramin

Phrases

camphorsulfonic acid methanesulfonic acid

Frequently Paired Words

sulfonate

Synonyms

sulphonic acid

Questions

What does sulfonic acid mean?: a strong inorganic acid, HSO₂OH

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