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dithioketal

dithioketal noun: any of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur.

Noun

dithioketal (plural dithioketals)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur

Forms of dithioketal

pluraldithioketals

Origin of dithioketal

From di- + thio- + ketal.

Questions about dithioketal

What does dithioketal mean?
Dithioketal means any of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur.
What part of speech is dithioketal?
Dithioketal is a noun.
What is the plural of dithioketal?
The plural of dithioketal is dithioketals.

Words near dithioketal in the dictionary

  1. dithioerythritols
  2. dithioether
  3. dithioethers
  4. dithiohemiacetal
  5. dithiohemiacetals
  6. dithioketal
  7. dithioketals
  8. dithiol
  9. dithiolane
  10. dithiolanes
  11. dithiolate

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