Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioamide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioamide
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any chemical compound, analogous to the amides in which the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group is replaced by sulfur; R-CS-NH₂ (and N-derivatives)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English thioamide From thio- + amide.

Inflected Forms

thioamides (plural)

Derived Forms

carbothioamide

Questions

What does thioamide mean?: Any chemical compound, analogous to the amides in which the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group is replaced by sulfur; R-CS-NH₂ (and N-derivatives)
Where does thioamide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English thioamide From thio- + amide.

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