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benzenesulfonic acid

noun ben·zene·sul·fon·ic acid

Medical Definition of BENZENESULFONIC ACID

:  a colorless crystalline acid C6H5SO3H made by sulfonating benzene and used in organic synthesis, in the form of its besylate in pharmacology, and in the form of derivatives as detergents

Variants of BENZENESULFONIC ACID

ben·zene·sul·fon·ic acid or chiefly British ben·zene·sul·phon·ic acid \ˌben-ˌzēn-ˌsəl-ˌfän-ik-, -ˌfōn-\

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