sulfonic

adjective

sul·​fon·​ic ˌsəl-ˈfä-nik  -ˈfō- 

: of, relating to, being, or derived from the monovalent acid group SO₃H

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sulfonic

• perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
• sulfonic acid

Rhymes for sulfonic

• atonic
• benthonic
• bionic
• bosonic
• bubonic
• canonic
• carbonic
• cyclonic
• demonic
• dystonic
• hadronic
• harmonic

Medical Definition

sulfonic

adjective

sul·​fon·​ic

variants or chiefly British sulphonic

ˌsəl-ˈfän-ik  -ˈfōn- 

: of, relating to, being, or derived from the monovalent acid group SO₃H