Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dithiol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dithi-ol
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound having two thiol groups

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English thiol English dithiol From di- + thiol.

Inflected Forms

dithiols (plural)

Derived Forms

ethanedithiol pentanedithiol

Questions

What does dithiol mean?: Any compound having two thiol groups
Where does dithiol come from?: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English thiol English dithiol From di- + thiol.

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