Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A salt of sulphonic acid.
- To convert a substance into a sulphonate, generally by the action of fuming sulphuric acid on an organic substance, replacing one or more atoms of hydrogen by a corresponding number of units of the sulphonic radical, HO.SO2. This process is extensively used in the manufacture of artificial dyestuffs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of sulphonic acid.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
sulfonate .
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Examples
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Brenner provided the basis in a publication from 1974, in which he broke new ground by demonstrating that specific gene mutations could be induced in the genome of C. elegans by the chemical compound EMS (ethyl methane sulphonate).
Press Release: The 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002
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In 1974, Brenner demonstrated that specific gene mutations could be induced in the genome of C. elegans by the chemical compound EMS (ethyl methane sulphonate).
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This resulted in testing a process of spraying ligno sulphonate (a chemical binding compound) over the top-surface of the dam, as this was the worst dust source.
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This process proved to be only partially successful as the ligno sulphonate treated area was damaged by pedestrian traffic.
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The chloride of this compound may again be condensed, for instance, with sodium aminotoluenesulphaminobenzene-sulphonate, and yields the compound --
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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Phthalic acid also is difficult to sulphonate: the sulphonated compound treated with formaldehyde gives only water-insoluble condensation products.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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Among men, researchers found an increase in the likelihood of thyroid disease among those who had high levels of perfluoroctane sulphonate (PFOS) in their blood, but the same association was not found in women.
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The anti-HIV gel called PRO 2000 contains a polymer of naphthalene sulphonate designed to physically prevent HIV from binding to cells lining the vagina.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Among men, researchers found an increase in the likelihood of thyroid disease among those who had high levels of perfluoroctane sulphonate (PFOS) in their blood, but the same association was not found in women.
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Among men, researchers found an increase in the likelihood of thyroid disease among those who had high levels of perfluoroctane sulphonate (PFOS) in their blood, but the same association was not found in women.
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