sulfonate
1 of 2noun
sul·fo·nate ˈsəl-fə-ˌnāt 
: a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulfonate
2 of 2verb
sulfonated; sulfonating
transitive verb
: to introduce the SO3H group into
broadly : to treat (an organic substance) with sulfuric acid
sulfonation
ˌsəl-fə-ˈnā-shən
noun 
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From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021 Since the early 2000s, chemical companies have agreed to phase out two common forms of the chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOA and PFOS. Kris Maher, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2020 The chemicals found – perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid – are in firefighting foam and implicated in some types of cancer and thyroid effects, school officials said, pointing to several scientific studies. Martin E. Comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018 The police department determined that the chemical was a sulfonate solution that originated from the Calumet-Penreco plant upstream. Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018 Alabama contaminants The main contaminants in Alabama are: MercuryPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)Perfluoralkyl sulfonate (PFOSWhat is mercury? Leada Gore, AL.com, 11 July 2017
Noun
The tests showed that the foam contained perfluorooctane sulfonate, also known as PFOS, and three other compounds. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021 Since the early 2000s, chemical companies have agreed to phase out two common forms of the chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOA and PFOS. Kris Maher, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2020 The chemicals found – perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid – are in firefighting foam and implicated in some types of cancer and thyroid effects, school officials said, pointing to several scientific studies. Martin E. Comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018 The police department determined that the chemical was a sulfonate solution that originated from the Calumet-Penreco plant upstream. Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018 Alabama contaminants The main contaminants in Alabama are: MercuryPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)Perfluoralkyl sulfonate (PFOSWhat is mercury? Leada Gore, AL.com, 11 July 2017 Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1876, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1882, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sulfonate 1 of 2
noun
sul·fo·nate
variants or chiefly British sulphonate
ˈsəl-fə-ˌnāt
: a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid
sulfonate
2 of 2transitive verb
variants or chiefly British sulphonate
sulfonated or chiefly British sulphonated; sulfonating or chiefly British sulphonating
: to introduce the SO3H group into
broadly : to treat (an organic substance) with sulfuric acid