methane sulphonic acid
(also methane sulfonic acid) Chemistry
noun
A corrosive substance, CH3SO2OH, which melts at around room temperature (&c.20°C) and is used as a catalyst in esterification, alkylation, and polymerization reactions.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Forster Morley (b. 1855).
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