thiol

American  

[thahy-awl, -ol] / ˈθaɪ ɔl, -ɒl /

noun

1. mercaptan.

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adjective

1. mercapto.

thiol British  

/ ˈθaɪɒl /

noun

1. Also called (not in technical usage): mercaptan.  any of a class of sulphur-containing organic compounds with the formula RSH, where R is an organic group

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thiol Scientific  

/ thī′ôl′,-ōl′ /

1. A sulfur-containing organic compound having the general formula RSH, where R is another element or radical. Thiols are typically very volatile and strong-smelling, and are responsible for the odor of onions, garlic, rotting flesh, and skunk musk.

2. Also called mercaptan

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Other Word Forms

• thiolic adjective

Etymology

Origin of thiol

First recorded in 1885–90; thi- + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

However, especially given the similarity between the peat-bog environment and tuberculosis lesions, the findings provide support for a particular strategy for development of treatment-shortening drugs: targeting the biological processes that maintain thiol levels in the tuberculosis bacterium.

From Science Daily

However, despite this success, creating o-bromobenzenethiols by adding a bromine molecule and a thiol group to these intermediates has been tough.

From Science Daily

The UAB researchers were able to cleave four interchain disulfide bonds in the trastuzumab IgG1 hinge and near hinge regions, creating thiol groups.

From Science Daily

The thiol groups of Cys residues are known7 to be a target for oxidation by H2O2.

From Nature

For HPCA1 to function properly as a receptor for eH2O2, the Cys oxidation process must be readily reversible, re-forming thiol residues that can be oxidized again.

From Nature