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thiophilic

thiophilic adjective: having an affinity with ligands that contain sulfur.

Adjective

thiophilic (comparative more thiophilic, superlative most thiophilic)

  1. Having an affinity with ligands that contain sulfur

Forms of thiophilic

comparativemore thiophilic
superlativemost thiophilic

Origin of thiophilic

From thio- + -philic.

Questions about thiophilic

What does thiophilic mean?
Thiophilic means having an affinity with ligands that contain sulfur.
What part of speech is thiophilic?
Thiophilic is an adjective.

Words near thiophilic in the dictionary

  1. thiophenols
  2. thiophenone
  3. thiophenones
  4. thiophens
  5. thiophenyl
  6. thiophilic
  7. thiophillic
  8. thiophosgene
  9. thiophosphate
  10. thiophosphates
  11. thiophosphoric acid

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