English Explanatory Dictionary

thiolactone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the lactones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur

Word forms

thiolactone thiolactones

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English thiolactone From thio- + lactone.

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