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monothioglycerol

monothioglycerol noun: either of two isomeric compounds formally derived from glycerol by replacing one hydroxyl group by a thiol group.

Noun

monothioglycerol (plural monothioglycerols)

  1. Either of two isomeric compounds formally derived from glycerol by replacing one hydroxyl group by a thiol group

Forms of monothioglycerol

pluralmonothioglycerols

Origin of monothioglycerol

From mono- + thio- + glycerol.

Questions about monothioglycerol

What does monothioglycerol mean?
Monothioglycerol means either of two isomeric compounds formally derived from glycerol by replacing one hydroxyl group by a thiol group.
What part of speech is monothioglycerol?
Monothioglycerol is a noun.
What is the plural of monothioglycerol?
The plural of monothioglycerol is monothioglycerols.

Words near monothioglycerol in the dictionary

  1. monotherapy
  2. monothetic
  3. monothetically
  4. monothioacetal
  5. monothioacetals
  6. monothioglycerol
  7. monothioglycerols
  8. monothiohemiacetal
  9. monothiohemiacetals
  10. monothiol
  11. monothiolic

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