Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thiolactone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thi-o-lac-tone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the lactones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English thiolactone From thio- + lactone.

Inflected Forms

thiolactones (plural)

Rhymes With

enterolactone iminolactone macrolactone bislactone peptidolactone kavalactone iodolactone mevalolactone trilactone xylonolactone ketolactone oligolactone

Questions

What does thiolactone mean?: Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the lactones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur
Where does thiolactone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English thiolactone From thio- + lactone.

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