Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioic acid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organic compound formally derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing either or both of the carboxyl oxygen atoms with sulfur - R-C(S)OH, R-C(O)SH or R-C(S)SH

Etymology

See thio- (“sulfur”).

Inflected Forms

thioic acids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thioate

Questions

What does thioic acid mean?: Any organic compound formally derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing either or both of the carboxyl oxygen atoms with sulfur - R-C(S)OH, R-C(O)SH or R-C(S)SH
Where does thioic acid come from?: See thio- (“sulfur”).

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