n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Date: 1882
: to introduce the SO 3 H group into broadly : to treat (an organic substance) with sulfuric acid
– sul · fo · na · tion \ ˌ s ə l-f ə - ' n ā -sh ə n \ noun
n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Date: 1882
: to introduce the SO 3 H group into broadly : to treat (an organic substance) with sulfuric acid
– sul · fo · na · tion \ ˌ s ə l-f ə - ' n ā -sh ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012