"sulfone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sʊlˈfoʊ̯n/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sulfone.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sulfones [plural], sulphone [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sulfone (plural sulfones)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds that have a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms; drugs of this structure have been used to treat leprosy. Derived forms: dimethyl sulfone, polyethersulfone, polysulfone, sulfonal, sulfonephthalein, sulindac sulfone Translations (organic compound): 碸 /砜 (fung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 碸 /砜 (fēng) (Chinese Mandarin), Sulfon [neuter] (German), スルホン (suruhon) (Japanese), сульфон (suwlʹfon) (Kazakh), 설폰 (seolpon) (Korean)

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Alternative forms

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          "word": "sulfonal"
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          "word": "sulfonephthalein"
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          "word": "sulindac sulfone"
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      "word": "sulfonephthalein"
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      "word": "sulindac sulfone"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "sense": "organic compound",
      "word": "сульфон"
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      "code": "ko",
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