Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monothiohemiacetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monoth-io-hemi-ac-etal
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH or R₂C(OR')SH derived from a hemiacetal by replacing one oxygen with sulfur

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English hemiacetal English monothiohemiacetal From mono- + thio- + hemiacetal.

Inflected Forms

monothiohemiacetals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dithiohemiacetal thiohemiacetal

Questions

What does monothiohemiacetal mean?: any compound, of general formula R₂C(SR')OH or R₂C(OR')SH derived from a hemiacetal by replacing one oxygen with sulfur
Where does monothiohemiacetal come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English hemiacetal English monothiohemiacetal From mono- + thio- + hemiacetal.

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