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pyrithione

pyrithione noun: the tautomeric compound 1-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinethione (thione form) or 2-pyridinethiol 1-oxide (thiol form).

Noun

pyrithione (uncountable)

  1. The tautomeric compound 1-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinethione (thione form) or 2-pyridinethiol 1-oxide (thiol form)

Words formed from pyrithione

Questions about pyrithione

What does pyrithione mean?
Pyrithione means the tautomeric compound 1-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinethione (thione form) or 2-pyridinethiol 1-oxide (thiol form).
What part of speech is pyrithione?
Pyrithione is a noun.

Words near pyrithione in the dictionary

  1. pyriproxyfen
  2. pyritaceous
  3. pyrite
  4. pyrites
  5. pyrithiamine
  6. pyrithione
  7. pyrithioxin
  8. pyrithioxine
  9. pyrithyldione
  10. pyritic
  11. pyritic heave

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