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thioic acid

thioic acid noun: any organic compound formally derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing either or both of the carboxyl oxygen atoms with sulfur - R-C(S)OH, R-C(O)SH or R-C(S)SH.

Noun

thioic acid (plural thioic acids)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any organic compound formally derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing either or both of the carboxyl oxygen atoms with sulfur - R-C(S)OH, R-C(O)SH or R-C(S)SH

Forms of thioic acid

pluralthioic acids

Origin of thioic acid

See thio- (“sulfur”).

Questions about thioic acid

What does thioic acid mean?
Thioic acid means any organic compound formally derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing either or both of the carboxyl oxygen atoms with sulfur - R-C(S)OH, R-C(O)SH or R-C(S)SH.
What part of speech is thioic acid?
Thioic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of thioic acid?
The plural of thioic acid is thioic acids.

Words near thioic acid in the dictionary

  1. thiohydrolase
  2. thiohydrolases
  3. thiohydroximate
  4. thiohydroximates
  5. thioic
  6. thioic acid
  7. thioic acids
  8. thioimidate
  9. thioimidates
  10. thioimidazole
  11. thioimidazoles

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