Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioketone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thioke-tone
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any analogue of a ketone, of general formula RC(=S)R', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur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- German Ketonbor. English ketone English thioketone From thio- + ketone.

Inflected Forms

thioketones (plural)

Phrases

thiocarboxylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

thioaldehyde thiocarboxylic acid thioether

Questions

What does thioketone mean?: any analogue of a ketone, of general formula RC(=S)R', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur
Where does thioketone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- German Ketonbor. English ketone English thioketone From thio- + ketone.

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