Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dithiohemiacetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dithio-hemi-ac-etal
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing both oxygens with sulfur

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English hemiacetal English dithiohemiacetal From di- + thio- + hemiacetal.

Inflected Forms

dithiohemiacetals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thiohemiacetal monothiohemiacetal

Questions

What does dithiohemiacetal mean?: any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing both oxygens with sulfur
Where does dithiohemiacetal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English hemiacetal English dithiohemiacetal From di- + thio- + hemiacetal.

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