thio
containing sulfur, especially in place of oxygen.
Origin of thio
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Other definitions for thio- (2 of 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meaning “sulfur,” used in chemical nomenclature in the names of compounds in which part or all of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur; often used to designate sulfur analogues of oxygen compounds.
Origin of thio-
2- Also especially before a vowel, thi-.
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How to use thio in a sentence
We may also notice that thio-ethers combine with alkyl iodides to form sulphine or sulphonium compounds, R3SI.
Alum does not agree with the thio dyestuffs which are manufactured by Dahl & Co., Barmin, and are fast against soap and light.
The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer | Alexander PaulThe sulpho-acid of the thio-base is a yellow dye, which was named by its discoverer “primuline.”
Coal | Raphael Meldola
British Dictionary definitions for thio-
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
Origin of thio-
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Scientific definitions for 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A prefix that means containing sulfur, used especially of a compound in which an oxygen atom has been replaced by a sulfur atom, as in thiourea.
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