Definition of Sulfonic

1. Adjective. (chemistry especially in combination) Of or pertaining to the -SO2OH group ¹

2. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a sulfonic acid or its derivatives ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sulfonic

1. containing a certain univalent radical [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfonic

sulfolipids
sulfonal
sulfonamide
sulfonamides
sulfonate
sulfonated
sulfonates
sulfonating
sulfonation
sulfonations
sulfone
sulfonediimine
sulfonediimines
sulfonephthalein
sulfones
sulfonic (current term)
sulfonic acid
sulfonic anhydride
sulfonimide
sulfonimides
sulfonitric
sulfonium
sulfoniums
sulfonphthalein
sulfonphthaleins
sulfonyl
sulfonylamine
sulfonylamines
sulfonylated
sulfonylation

Literary usage of Sulfonic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1891)
"Benzene sulfonic bromid thus obtained, is a colorless, oily liquid, sp. gr. 1.603, distilling with slight decomposition at 140°. ..."

2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"The dyes are obtained by combining diazo compds. of the benzene or naphthalene series with cresidine, ot-naphthylamine or its 6- or 7-sulfonic acids, ..."

3. Experimental Organic Chemistry by Augustus Price West (1920)
"sulfonic ACIDS sulfonic acids are compounds such as benzene sulfonic acid, ... The aromatic sulfonic acids are obtained by treating the aromatic ..."

4. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1914)
"Nitrates; Phenol-sulfonic method.— Kelley. (/. Am. Client. Soc., XXXV, 775) Lipman and Sharp have noted that in presence of ..."

5. The Identification of Acids by Edward Lyons (1917)
"sulfonic Acids. sulfonic acids could not be induced to form esters. The Na and Ag salts were boiled in aqueous, dilute and strong ..."

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