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thio
1[ thahy-oh ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- containing sulfur, especially in place of oxygen.
thio-
2- a combining form meaning “sulfur,” used in chemical nomenclature in the names of compounds in which part or all of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur; often used to designate sulfur analogues of oxygen compounds.
thio-
combining_form
- indicating that a chemical compound contains sulphur, esp denoting that a compound is derived from a specified compound by the replacement of an oxygen atom with a sulphur atom
thiol
thiosulphate
thio–
- A prefix that means “containing sulfur,” used especially of a compound in which an oxygen atom has been replaced by a sulfur atom, as in thiourea.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thio2
Combining form representing Greek theîon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thio1
from Greek theion sulphur
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Example Sentences
We may also notice that thio-ethers combine with alkyl iodides to form sulphine or sulphonium compounds, R3SI.
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Alum does not agree with the thio dyestuffs which are manufactured by Dahl & Co., Barmin, and are fast against soap and light.
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The sulpho-acid of the thio-base is a yellow dye, which was named by its discoverer “primuline.”
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