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monothiohemiacetal

monothiohemiacetal noun: any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH or R₂C(OR')SH derived from a hemiacetal by replacing one oxygen with sulfur.

Noun

monothiohemiacetal (plural monothiohemiacetals)

  1. any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH or R₂C(OR')SH derived from a hemiacetal by replacing one oxygen with sulfur

Forms of monothiohemiacetal

pluralmonothiohemiacetals

Origin of monothiohemiacetal

From mono- + thio- + hemiacetal.

Questions about monothiohemiacetal

What does monothiohemiacetal mean?
Monothiohemiacetal means any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH or R₂C(OR')SH derived from a hemiacetal by replacing one oxygen with sulfur.
What part of speech is monothiohemiacetal?
Monothiohemiacetal is a noun.
What is the plural of monothiohemiacetal?
The plural of monothiohemiacetal is monothiohemiacetals.

Words near monothiohemiacetal in the dictionary

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

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