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sulfonate

sulfonate

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A substance made from a sulfur acid used in soaps and cleaning products
  • noun
  • /sʌlˈfoʊneɪt/
  • Specialized
: sulfonato
  • Sodium polystyrene sulfonate, insulin, benzodiazepine...
  • polystyrene sulfonate
  • sodium polystyrene sulfonate

Examples

  • Polystyrene Sulfonate

    Academic text (2016)
  • And then the sulfon sulfonic sulfonate group probably helps with solvability.

  • Similar results can be expected for calcium polystyrene sulfonate.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Ammonia sulfonate, distilled, with lime.

  • Avoid SLS, sulfates, and sulfonates in your shampoos!

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  • Ethyl methane sulfonate is an alkylating agent and a potent mutagen.

  • Sodium polystyrene sulfonate was prescribed to a patient on a stable LT4 dose (150 µg/d).

    Academic text (2016)
  • Long Y, Wang Y, Ji G, Yan L, Hu F, and Gu A: Neurotoxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonate to hippocampal cells in adult mice.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The effects of G. lamblia infection and the influence of orlistat, polystyrene sulfonate, raloxifene, and simethicone on the absorption of LT4 have been poorly documented, with only a few case reports available.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Calcium polystyrene sulfonate is often used to treat high levels of potassium in patients.

Surface Forms

sulfonate singular
sulfonates plural

Morphology

sulfonate = sulfonic (opaque) = sulfon + ate

The change from 'sulfonic' (acid) to 'sulfonate' (salt/ester) follows regular chemical naming patterns, but this requires specialized chemical knowledge.

Etymology

Sulfonate comes from the element sulfur and the chemical ending -ate, where -ate means a 'salt' or 'salt-like' compound. So a sulfonate is basically a 'salt' made from a sulfur-containing acid, which is why the word names those salt compounds used in chemistry and industry.