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thioglycoside

thioglycoside noun: any glycoside in which a hydroxyl group of a sugar is replaced by a sulfide (-SR) group.

Noun

thioglycoside (plural thioglycosides)

  1. Any glycoside in which a hydroxyl group of a sugar is replaced by a sulfide (-SR) group

Forms of thioglycoside

pluralthioglycosides

Origin of thioglycoside

From thio- + glycoside.

Questions about thioglycoside

What does thioglycoside mean?
Thioglycoside means any glycoside in which a hydroxyl group of a sugar is replaced by a sulfide (-SR) group.
What part of speech is thioglycoside?
Thioglycoside is a noun.
What is the plural of thioglycoside?
The plural of thioglycoside is thioglycosides.

Words near thioglycoside in the dictionary

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

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