thiol
/ˈθaɪˌɒl/
thiol noun: a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
Noun
thiol (plural thiols)
Synonyms of thiol
Forms of thiol
| plural | thiols |
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Origin of thiol
From thio- + -ol.
Words formed from thiol
- adamantanethiol
- alkanethiol
- alkanethiolate
- allenylthiol
- aminothiol
- arsenothiol
- benzenethiol
- biothiol
- butanethiol
- ceftiolene
- decanethiol
- dithiol
- dodecanethiol
- furfurylthiol
- hexathiol
- methanethiol
- monothiol
- mycothiol
- ovothiol
- phenylthiol
- quinolinemethanethiol
- thiolase
- thiolate
- thiolating
- thiolation
- thiolic
- thioltransferase
- thioyl
Questions about thiol
- What does thiol mean?
- Thiol means a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
- What part of speech is thiol?
- Thiol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thiol?
- Thiol is pronounced /ˈθaɪˌɒl/.
- What is the plural of thiol?
- The plural of thiol is thiols.
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