alkanethiol

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What does alkanethiol mean?

Any simple aliphatic thiol.

Where does alkanethiol come from?

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. German Alk(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- ▲ Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English thiol English alkanethiol From alkane + thiol.

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