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thioesterify

thioesterify verb: (of an acid) to combine with a thiol or (of an alcohol) to combine with a thioacid, to form a thioester.

Verb

thioesterify (third-person singular simple present thioesterifies, present participle thioesterifying, simple past and past participle thioesterified)

  1. (of an acid) to combine with a thiol or (of an alcohol) to combine with a thioacid, to form a thioester

Forms of thioesterify

third-person singular presentthioesterifies
present participlethioesterifying
past participlethioesterified
pastthioesterified

Origin of thioesterify

From thio- + esterify.

Questions about thioesterify

What does thioesterify mean?
Thioesterify means (of an acid) to combine with a thiol or (of an alcohol) to combine with a thioacid, to form a thioester.
What part of speech is thioesterify?
Thioesterify is a verb.
What is the past tense of thioesterify?
The past tense of thioesterify is thioesterified.

Words near thioesterify in the dictionary

  1. thioesterases
  2. thioesterification
  3. thioesterifications
  4. thioesterified
  5. thioesterifies
  6. thioesterify
  7. thioesterifying
  8. thioesters
  9. thioethanolamine
  10. thioether
  11. thioetherification

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