THIOL


Meaning of THIOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthī-ˌȯl, -ˌōl ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -ol (I)

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 thī-ˈȯ-lik adjective

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