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hemithioacetal

hemithioacetal noun: any of a class of compounds of general formula R₂C(OH)SR' (where R' is not H).

Noun

hemithioacetal (plural hemithioacetals)

  1. Any of a class of compounds of general formula R₂C(OH)SR' (where R' is not H).
    • Two diastereoisomers of each adduct are observed due to the formation of a stereogenic hemithioacetal group.2015 December 17, “Studies on the Glutathione-Dependent Formaldehyde-Activating Enzyme from Paracoccus denitrificans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hemithioacetal

pluralhemithioacetals

Origin of hemithioacetal

From hemi- + thioacetal.

Questions about hemithioacetal

What does hemithioacetal mean?
Hemithioacetal means any of a class of compounds of general formula R₂C(OH)SR' (where R' is not H).
What part of speech is hemithioacetal?
Hemithioacetal is a noun.
What is the plural of hemithioacetal?
The plural of hemithioacetal is hemithioacetals.

Words near hemithioacetal in the dictionary

  1. hemiterpenoids
  2. hemitetartemorion
  3. hemithalamectomy
  4. hemitheid
  5. hemitheids
  6. hemithioacetal
  7. hemithioacetals
  8. hemithoraces
  9. hemithoracic
  10. hemithorax
  11. hemithoraxes

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