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-thion

-thion suffix: primarily forms names of organothiophosphates used as insecticides.

Suffix

-thion

  1. Primarily forms names of organothiophosphates used as insecticides.

Origin of -thion

Extracted from shortened forms of IUPAC names containing thio- and -one.

Questions about -thion

What does -thion mean?
-thion means primarily forms names of organothiophosphates used as insecticides.
What part of speech is -thion?
-thion is a suffix.

Words near -thion in the dictionary

  1. -thermal
  2. -thermic
  3. -thermy
  4. -thetic
  5. -thiazide
  6. -thion
  7. -thiouracil
  8. -thon
  9. -thrin
  10. -thymia
  11. -tiazem

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