Etymology

thiocarbamate

T1H4I1O1C3A1R1B3A1M3A1T1E1

Today it means: Any compound formally derived from a carbamate by replacing an oxygen atom by one of sulfur Full definition →

English carbamate ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Englishcarbamic
  6. Englishcarbamate
  7. English todaythiocarbamate

From thio- + carbamate.

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