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thioanhydride

thioanhydride noun: any analogue of an acid anhydride, or general formula (RC(=O))₂S, in which one oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.

Noun

thioanhydride (plural thioanhydrides)

  1. any analogue of an acid anhydride, or general formula (RC(=O))₂S, in which one oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

Forms of thioanhydride

pluralthioanhydrides

Origin of thioanhydride

From thio- + anhydride.

Questions about thioanhydride

What does thioanhydride mean?
Thioanhydride means any analogue of an acid anhydride, or general formula (RC(=O))₂S, in which one oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
What part of speech is thioanhydride?
Thioanhydride is a noun.
What is the plural of thioanhydride?
The plural of thioanhydride is thioanhydrides.

Words near thioanhydride in the dictionary

  1. thioamidations
  2. thioamide
  3. thioamides
  4. thioaminal
  5. thioaminals
  6. thioanhydride
  7. thioanhydrides
  8. thioanion
  9. thioanions
  10. thioanisol
  11. thioanisole

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