sulfonated

 [suhl-fuh-neyt]  

sul·fo·nate

   [suhl-fuh-neyt] noun, verb, sul·fo·nat·ed, sul·fo·nat·ing. Chemistry
noun
1.
an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make into a sulfonic acid, as by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon with concentrated sulfuric acid.
3.
to introduce the sulfonic group into (an organic compound).

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Origin:
1875–80; sulfon(ic acid) + -ate1 or -ate2

Related forms
un·sul·fo·nat·ed, adjective
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