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thiohemiacetal

thiohemiacetal noun: any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH, R₂C(OR')SH or R₂C(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing oxygen with sulfur.

Noun

thiohemiacetal (plural thiohemiacetals)

  1. any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH, R₂C(OR')SH or R₂C(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing oxygen with sulfur

Forms of thiohemiacetal

pluralthiohemiacetals

Origin of thiohemiacetal

From thio- + hemiacetal.

Words formed from thiohemiacetal

Questions about thiohemiacetal

What does thiohemiacetal mean?
Thiohemiacetal means any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH, R₂C(OR')SH or R₂C(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing oxygen with sulfur.
What part of speech is thiohemiacetal?
Thiohemiacetal is a noun.
What is the plural of thiohemiacetal?
The plural of thiohemiacetal is thiohemiacetals.

Words near thiohemiacetal in the dictionary

  1. thioglycosylation
  2. thioglycosylations
  3. thioguanine
  4. thioguanines
  5. thioguanosine
  6. thiohemiacetal
  7. thiohemiacetals
  8. thiohemiaminal
  9. thiohemiaminals
  10. thiohemiketal
  11. thiohemiketals

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