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thio acid

noun Chemistry.
  1. an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
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Origin of thio acid

First recorded in 1890–95
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thioacid

(thī′ō-ăs′ĭd)
n.
  1. An organic acid in which one or more of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur atoms.
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