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thionate

thionate noun: any salt or ester of a thionic acid.

Noun

thionate (plural thionates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a thionic acid.

Forms of thionate

pluralthionates

Origin of thionate

From thionic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about thionate

What does thionate mean?
Thionate means any salt or ester of a thionic acid.
What part of speech is thionate?
Thionate is a noun.
What is the plural of thionate?
The plural of thionate is thionates.

Words near thionate in the dictionary

  1. thionamide
  2. thionamides
  3. thionane
  4. thionaphthene
  5. thionaphthenes
  6. thionate
  7. thionates
  8. thionation
  9. thionations
  10. thione
  11. thionembutal

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