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thioether

thioether noun: any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.

Noun

thioether (plural thioethers)

  1. Any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.

Forms of thioether

pluralthioethers

Origin of thioether

From thio- + ether.

Words formed from thioether

Questions about thioether

What does thioether mean?
Thioether means any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.
What part of speech is thioether?
Thioether is a noun.
What is the plural of thioether?
The plural of thioether is thioethers.

Words near thioether in the dictionary

  1. thioesterifies
  2. thioesterify
  3. thioesterifying
  4. thioesters
  5. thioethanolamine
  6. thioether
  7. thioetherification
  8. thioetherifications
  9. thioethers
  10. thioethyl
  11. thioethyls

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