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thioyl

thioyl noun: any univalent radical derived from a thiol.

Noun

thioyl (plural thioyls)

  1. Any univalent radical derived from a thiol
    • Notably, the proportion of phosphoryl species 8 b and 9 b compared to thioyl derivatives 8 a and 9 a (P=O vs.2015 May 26, Piers R J Gaffney et al., “Liquid-Phase Synthesis of 2′-Methyl-RNA on a Homostar Support through Organic-Solvent Nanofiltration”, in Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)...

Forms of thioyl

pluralthioyls

Origin of thioyl

From thiol + -yl.

Words formed from thioyl

Questions about thioyl

What does thioyl mean?
Thioyl means any univalent radical derived from a thiol.
What part of speech is thioyl?
Thioyl is a noun.
What is the plural of thioyl?
The plural of thioyl is thioyls.

Words near thioyl in the dictionary

  1. thioxanthine
  2. thioxanthone
  3. thioxanthones
  4. thioxene
  5. thioxenes
  6. thioyl
  7. thioylation
  8. thioyls
  9. thir
  10. Thira
  11. thiram

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