Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioanhydride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioan-hy-dride
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any analogue of an acid anhydride, or general formula (RC(=O))₂S, in which one oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English hydro- English -ide English hydride English anhydride English thioanhydride From thio- + anhydride.

Inflected Forms

thioanhydrides (plural)

Phrases

thiocarboxylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

thioaldehyde thiocarboxylic acid thioether thioketone

Questions

What does thioanhydride mean?: any analogue of an acid anhydride, or general formula (RC(=O))₂S, in which one oxygen has been replaced by sulfur
Where does thioanhydride come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English hydro- English -ide English hydride English anhydride English thioanhydride From thio- + anhydride.

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