Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioether

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: thioether
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English thioether From thio- + ether.

Inflected Forms

thioethers (plural)

Derived Forms

temefos

Phrases

thiocarboxylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

thioaldehyde thiocarboxylic acid thioketone

Questions

What does thioether mean?: Any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.
Where does thioether come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English thioether From thio- + ether.

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