Widespread use of sulfone drugs has made recovery [from leprosy] increasingly common (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pol|y|sul|fone — «POL ee SUHL fohn», noun. a hard, rigid, corrosion resistant synthetic polymer used in the manufacture of mechanical and electrical equipment … Useful english dictionary
sul — sul·cal; sul·cate; sul·co·marginal; sul·cu·lus; sul·cus; sul·fa·cet·a·mide; sul·fa·diazine; sul·fa·guanidine; sul·fa·mate; sul·fa·mer·a·zine; sul·fa·meth·a·zine; sul·fa·mez·a·thine; sul·fam·ic; sul·fam·o·yl; sul·fa·nil·a·mide; sul·fan·i·late;… … English syllables
fone — glu·co·sul·fone; sul·fone; sul·fone·phthalein; thi·a·zol·sul·fone; … English syllables
sulfone — sul·fone … English syllables
sulfonephthalein — sul·fone·phthalein … English syllables
sulfone — sul•fone [[t]ˈsʌl foʊn[/t]] n. chem. any of a class of organic compounds containing the bivalent group SO2, united with two hydrocarbon groups • Etymology: 1870–75; < G Sulfon; see sulfur, one … From formal English to slang
sulfone — A compound of the general structure R′–SO2–R″. * * * sul·fone or chiefly Brit sul·phone səl .fōn n any of various compounds containing the sulfonyl group with its sulfur atom having two bonds with carbon * * * sul·fone (sulґfōn) 1. the… … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
phthalein — iodo·phthalein; phe·nol·phthalein; phthalein; sul·fone·phthalein; sul·fo·bro·mo·phthalein; sul·fon·phthalein; … English syllables
solasulfone — A leprostatic agent. SYN: solapsone. * * * so·la·sul·fone (so″lə sulґfōn) solapsone … Medical dictionary
