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Sulfonated vs Polysulfonated - What's the difference?

sulfonated | polysulfonated |

As adjectives the difference between sulfonated and polysulfonated

is that sulfonated is treated or reacted with a sulfonic acid while polysulfonated is sulfonated with many sulfonate groups.

As a verb sulfonated

is past tense of sulfonate.

sulfonated

English

Alternative forms

*sulphonated

Verb

(head)
  • (sulfonate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Treated or reacted with a sulfonic acid
  • modified by the addition of a sulfonate group

    • polysulfonated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • sulfonated with many sulfonate groups