Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thiohemiacetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thio-hemi-ac-etal
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

thiohemiacetals (plural)

Derived Forms

dithiohemiacetal monothiohemiacetal

Questions

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

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