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thioate

thioate noun: any salt or ester of a thioic acid.

Noun

thioate (plural thioates)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any salt or ester of a thioic acid.

Forms of thioate

pluralthioates

Origin of thioate

From thioic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Words formed from thioate

Questions about thioate

What does thioate mean?
Thioate means any salt or ester of a thioic acid.
What part of speech is thioate?
Thioate is a noun.
What is the plural of thioate?
The plural of thioate is thioates.

Words near thioate in the dictionary

  1. thioarsenite
  2. thioarsenites
  3. thioarsine
  4. thioarsines
  5. thioaryl
  6. thioate
  7. thioates
  8. thioautotroph
  9. thioautotrophic
  10. thioautotrophs
  11. thioazafluoranthene

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