Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isothiosemicarbazide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: isoth-iosemi-car-bazide
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The isomer of thiosemicarbazide R-S-C(=NH)-NH-NH2 (R=H), or any of its derivatives (R=alkyl or aryl radical)

Example Sentences

"Among these, proteolytically stable azadipeptide nitriles have been developed, with picomolar Ki value towards the therapeutically relevant cathepsins B, K, L and S with which they form reversible isothiosemicarbazide adducts [24 –26 ]."

Etymology

From iso- + thiosemicarbazide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: iso

Inflected Forms

isothiosemicarbazides (plural)

Questions

What does isothiosemicarbazide mean?: The isomer of thiosemicarbazide R-S-C(=NH)-NH-NH2 (R=H), or any of its derivatives (R=alkyl or aryl radical)
Where does isothiosemicarbazide come from?: From iso- + thiosemicarbazide.

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