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thiol

/ˈθaɪˌɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
thi-ol
IPA
/ˈθaɪˌɒl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 From thio- + -ol.

Inflected Forms

thiols (plural)

Derived Forms

adamantanethiol alkanethiol alkanethiolate allenylthiol aminothiol arsenothiol benzenethiol biothiol butanethiol ceftiolene decanethiol dithiol

Synonyms

mercaptan

Questions

How do you pronounce thiol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθaɪˌɒl/.
What does thiol mean?
A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
Where does thiol come from?
Etymology tree 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 From thio- + -ol.

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