Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinolinemethanethiol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quino-linemethanethi-ol
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sulfoxymethyl derivative of quinoline that is present in the defensive spray of some skunks

Etymology

Etymology tree English quinine English -oline English quinoline English methane Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English alcohol English -ol English thiol English quinolinemethanethiol From quinoline + methane + thiol.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does quinolinemethanethiol mean?
A sulfoxymethyl derivative of quinoline that is present in the defensive spray of some skunks
Where does quinolinemethanethiol come from?
Etymology tree English quinine English -oline English quinoline English methane Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English alcohol English -ol English thiol English quinolinemethanethiol From quinoline + methane + thiol.

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