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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A salt or ester of sulfonic acid.
  • transitive verb To introduce into (an organic compound) one or more sulfonic acid groups.
  • transitive verb To treat with sulfonic acid.

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  • noun chemistry Any salt or ester of a sulfonic acid.
  • verb To treat or react with a sulfonic acid, or to introduce such a group into a compound.

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  • noun a salt of sulphonic acid

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  • Preferred modifiers include NaOH, urea sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, and guanidine hydrochloride.

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  • I did learn that an azulene derivative sodium azulene sulfonate is thought to be effective in topically treating sore-throat from either cause, and that it's extracted from chamomile.

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  • I did learn that an azulene derivative sodium azulene sulfonate is thought to be effective in topically treating sore-throat from either cause, and that it's extracted from chamomile.

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  • Among the claims were that Kiss My Face's "Obsessively Organic" cleansers contained olefin sulfonate, a petrochemical, and that Avalon "Organics" contain the petrochemical Amdiopropyl Betaine.

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  • The indigo sulfonate (Saxon blue) vat, for example, made colors that were less stable than those produced by the traditional indigo dye process. reference Over time, Gobelins tapestries proved that stability remained a problem for petit teint colors.

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  • In the eighteenth-century, this conversion shortened production time and reduced the quantity of heat necessary to complete the blue-dyeing process. reference The Saxon blue process (now called indigo sulfonate) creates colors that are bright and beautiful, and visually somewhat different from those obtained through the traditional indigo dyeing methods.

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • Earlier tests on animals have linked two chemicals, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), to cancer and developmental problems.

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  • ~ PFOS and PFOA linked to low birth weight -- "A U.S. study says exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in the womb is linked to low birth weight and head circumference."

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  • P-chloromercuribenzene sulfonate PCMBS blocks and reverses the effect of amiloride on sodium transport across rabbit colon in vitro.

    Archive 2006-01-01 Kiva Oraibi 2006

  • P-chloromercuribenzene sulfonate PCMBS blocks and reverses the effect of amiloride on sodium transport across rabbit colon in vitro.

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