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thiocarboxyl

thiocarboxyl noun: a functional group, derived from a thiocarboxylic acid, in which either or both oxygen atoms of a carboxyl group are replaced by those of sulfur.

Noun

thiocarboxyl (plural thiocarboxyls)

  1. A functional group, derived from a thiocarboxylic acid, in which either or both oxygen atoms of a carboxyl group are replaced by those of sulfur

Forms of thiocarboxyl

pluralthiocarboxyls

Origin of thiocarboxyl

From thio- + carboxyl.

Questions about thiocarboxyl

What does thiocarboxyl mean?
Thiocarboxyl means a functional group, derived from a thiocarboxylic acid, in which either or both oxygen atoms of a carboxyl group are replaced by those of sulfur.
What part of speech is thiocarboxyl?
Thiocarboxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of thiocarboxyl?
The plural of thiocarboxyl is thiocarboxyls.

Words near thiocarboxyl in the dictionary

  1. thiocarbonates
  2. thiocarbonic
  3. thiocarbonohydrazide
  4. thiocarbonyl
  5. thiocarbonyls
  6. thiocarboxyl
  7. thiocarboxylate
  8. thiocarboxylated
  9. thiocarboxylates
  10. thiocarboxylation
  11. thiocarboxylations

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