Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioaldehyde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioalde-hyde
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any analogue of an aldehyde, of general formula RC(=S)H, in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehyde English thioaldehyde From thio- + aldehyde.

Inflected Forms

thioaldehydes (plural)

Phrases

thiocarboxylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

thiocarboxylic acid thioether thioketone

Questions

What does thioaldehyde mean?: any analogue of an aldehyde, of general formula RC(=S)H, in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur
Where does thioaldehyde come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehyde English thioaldehyde From thio- + aldehyde.

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