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thioesterify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thioes-ter-i-fy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(of an acid) to combine with a thiol or (of an alcohol) to combine with a thioacid, to form a thioester

Etymology

From thio- + esterify.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

thioesterifies (present, singular) thioesterifying (participle, present) thioesterified (participle, past) thioesterified (past)

Questions

What does thioesterify mean?
(of an acid) to combine with a thiol or (of an alcohol) to combine with a thioacid, to form a thioester
Where does thioesterify come from?
From thio- + esterify.

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