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thiocarboxylic acid

thiocarboxylic acid noun: any analogue of a carboxylic acid, or general formula RC(=S)OH, RC(=O)SH or RC(=S)SH in which one or both of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.

Noun

thiocarboxylic acid (plural thiocarboxylic acids)

  1. any analogue of a carboxylic acid, or general formula RC(=S)OH, RC(=O)SH or RC(=S)SH in which one or both of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

Forms of thiocarboxylic acid

pluralthiocarboxylic acids

Origin of thiocarboxylic acid

From thio- + carboxylic acid.

Questions about thiocarboxylic acid

What does thiocarboxylic acid mean?
Thiocarboxylic acid means any analogue of a carboxylic acid, or general formula RC(=S)OH, RC(=O)SH or RC(=S)SH in which one or both of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
What part of speech is thiocarboxylic acid?
Thiocarboxylic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of thiocarboxylic acid?
The plural of thiocarboxylic acid is thiocarboxylic acids.

Words near thiocarboxylic acid in the dictionary

  1. thiocarboxylated
  2. thiocarboxylates
  3. thiocarboxylation
  4. thiocarboxylations
  5. thiocarboxylic
  6. thiocarboxylic acid
  7. thiocarboxylic acids
  8. thiocarboxyls
  9. thiocarlide
  10. thiochlorfenphim
  11. thiocholine

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