Etymology

thioglycoside

T1H4I1O1G2L1Y4C3O1S1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any glycoside in which a hydroxyl group of a sugar is replaced by a sulfide (-SR) group Full definition →

English glycoside ← 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. Englishglycoside
  6. English todaythioglycoside

From thio- + glycoside.

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