|səlˌfōn, -fän+ noun
Etymology: sulfon- + methane
: a crystalline hypnotic sulfone (CH 3 ) 2 C(SO 2 C 2 H 5 ) 2 made from acetone by reaction with ethyl mercaptan followed by oxidation
|səlˌfōn, -fän+ noun
Etymology: sulfon- + methane
: a crystalline hypnotic sulfone (CH 3 ) 2 C(SO 2 C 2 H 5 ) 2 made from acetone by reaction with ethyl mercaptan followed by oxidation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012