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
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thi•o
(thī′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
thio-,
- Chemistrycontaining sulfur, esp. in place of oxygen.
- independent use of thio-
thio-,
- Chemistrya 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"sulfur,'' used in chemical nomenclature in the names of compounds in which part or all of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur;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.
- combining form representing Greek theîon
'thio-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Malathion
- azathioprine
- disulfiram
- methiocarb
- parathion
- thi-
- thiamine
- thio
- thio acid
- thio salt
- thioacetamide
- thioacetic
- thioaldehyde
- thioallyl ether
- thiobacillus
- thiocarbamide
- thiocarbanilide
- thiocyanate
- thiocyanic acid
- thiopental sodium
- thiophene
- thiophenol
- thiophosphate
- thiophosphoric acid
- thioridazine
- thiosinamine
- thiosulfate
- thiosulfuric
- thiothixene
- thiouracil
- thiourea
- thioxanthene