sulphone

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

sul=phone

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sulphone, n.

Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH.SO1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

sulphone, n. (US sulfone) an organic compound containing the SO2 group united directly to two carbon atoms.

Derivative

sulphonic adj.

Etymology

G Sulfon (as SULPHUR)