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thionol

thionol noun: a red or violet dyestuff with a greenish metallic lustre, produced by the chemical dehydration of thionine.

Noun

thionol (uncountable)

  1. A red or violet dyestuff with a greenish metallic lustre, produced by the chemical dehydration of thionine.

Origin of thionol

From thionine + -ol.

Questions about thionol

What does thionol mean?
Thionol means a red or violet dyestuff with a greenish metallic lustre, produced by the chemical dehydration of thionine.
What part of speech is thionol?
Thionol is a noun.

Words near thionol in the dictionary

  1. thionitrobenzoate
  2. thionitrobenzoates
  3. thionitrobenzoic acid
  4. thionitronium
  5. thionitrosonium
  6. thionol
  7. thionoline
  8. thionolines
  9. thionucleoside
  10. thionucleosides
  11. thionuphlutine

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