chlorosulfonic acid

noun

chlo·​ro·​sulfonic acid
variants or less commonly chlorsulfonic acid
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: a colorless fuming corrosive liquid ClSO3H made usually by reaction of gaseous hydrogen chloride with sulfur trioxide and used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of sulfa drugs, saccharin, and sulfonic acids)

Word History

Etymology

chlor- + sulfonic

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“Chlorosulfonic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chlorosulfonic%20acid. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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