chlorosulfonic acid
noun
chlo·ro·sulfonic acid
variants
or less commonly chlorsulfonic acid
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: a colorless fuming corrosive liquid ClSO3H made usually by reaction of gaseous hydrogen chloride with sulfur trioxide and used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of sulfa drugs, saccharin, and sulfonic acids)
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“Chlorosulfonic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chlorosulfonic%20acid. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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