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sulfone Audio
sul·fone [ suhl-fohn ]
Definitions related to sulfones:
  • Any compound of the type R-SO2-R.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (sulfone anti-infective agent) Any of substance containing a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms with antibiotic activity. Tthe general structural formula is R-S(=O)(=O)-R'.
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    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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