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thioglycollate

thioglycollate noun: a sulfur-substituted glycolate.

Noun

thioglycollate (plural thioglycollates)

  1. A sulfur-substituted glycolate
    • Thioglycollates are potential skin-sensitising agents, and strong solutions can cause serious damage to the skin because of their keratolytic action.1966, Arthur Jarrett et al., Dermatology: A Functional Introduction, page 96
  2. A growth medium containing sodium thioglycollate and other substances
    • cultured in thioglycollate broth

Forms of thioglycollate

pluralthioglycollates
alternative formthioglycolate

Origin of thioglycollate

From thio- + glycollate.

Questions about thioglycollate

What does thioglycollate mean?
Thioglycollate means a sulfur-substituted glycolate.
What part of speech is thioglycollate?
Thioglycollate is a noun.
What is the plural of thioglycollate?
The plural of thioglycollate is thioglycollates.

Words near thioglycollate in the dictionary

  1. thioglycolate
  2. thioglycolated
  3. thioglycolates
  4. thioglycolic
  5. thioglycolic acid
  6. thioglycollate
  7. thioglycollates
  8. thioglycoside
  9. thioglycosides
  10. thioglycosylation
  11. thioglycosylations

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