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Sulfite vs Sulfonate - What's the difference?

sulfite | sulfonate |

As nouns the difference between sulfite and sulfonate

is that sulfite is while sulfonate is .

sulfite

English

(wikipedia sulfite)

Alternative forms

* sulphite (mainly UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

    • Derived terms

    * beryllium sulfite, beryllium sulphite * bisulfite, bisulphite * cadmium sulfite, cadmium sulphite * hydrosulfite, hydrosulphite * hydrogen sulfite, hydrogen sulphite * hyposulfite, hyposulphite * pyrosulfite, pyrosulphite * sodium hydrogen sulfite, sodium hydrogen sulphite * sodium sulfite, sodium sulphite * sulfite of lime, sulphite of lime * sulfite of soda, sulphite of soda * sulfite pulp, sulphite pulp * thiosulfite, thiosulphite

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    sulfonate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sulphonate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of a sulfonic acid.

    • Verb

    (sulfonat)
  • To treat or react with a sulfonic acid, or to introduce such a group into a compound.