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thi-

thi- is the alternative form of thio-.

Meaning of thio-

Prefix

thio-

  1. containing sulfur, especially a compound in which oxygen has been replaced by this element
    • Chalcogen analogues of monocarboxylic acids with retained names may also be named by placing the prefix ‘thio’, ‘seleno’, or ‘telluro’ in front of the name of the acid.2013, Henri A. Favre and Warren H. Powell, eds., Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, 765

Questions about thi-

What is thi- the alternative form of?
Thi- is the alternative form of thio-.

Words near thi- in the dictionary

  1. THFC
  2. THFCW
  3. THG
  4. Thi
  5. thi sen
  6. thi-
  7. thia-
  8. thiabendazole
  9. thiabendazoles
  10. thiaburimamide
  11. thiacalixarene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thi- (page history and authors); thio- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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