n.
Pronunciation: ' th ī - ˌ o ̇ l, - ˌ ō l
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + 1 -ol
Date: circa 1890
1 : any of various compounds having the general formula RSH which are analogous to alcohols but in which sulfur replaces the oxygen of the hydroxyl group and which have disagreeable odors
2 : the functional group – SH characteristic of thiols
– thi · o · lic \ th ī - ' o ̇ -lik \ adjective