Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioketal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioke-tal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sulfur analogue of a ketal, with one of the oxygen atoms replaced by sulfur.

Etymology

From thio- + ketal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thio

Inflected Forms

thioketals (plural)

Derived Forms

dithioketal

Questions

What does thioketal mean?: The sulfur analogue of a ketal, with one of the oxygen atoms replaced by sulfur.
Where does thioketal come from?: From thio- + ketal.

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