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thioester

thioester noun: any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur.

Noun

thioester (plural thioesters)

  1. Any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur

Forms of thioester

pluralthioesters

Origin of thioester

From thio- + ester.

Words formed from thioester

Questions about thioester

What does thioester mean?
Thioester means any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur.
What part of speech is thioester?
Thioester is a noun.
What is the plural of thioester?
The plural of thioester is thioesters.

Words near thioester in the dictionary

  1. thiodiphosphates
  2. thiodipropionate
  3. thiodipropionates
  4. thioenzyme
  5. thioenzymes
  6. thioester
  7. thioesterase
  8. thioesterases
  9. thioesterification
  10. thioesterifications
  11. thioesterified

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