Etymology

thiohydantoin

T1H4I1O1H4Y4D2A1N1T1O1I1N1

Today it means: Any derivative of a hydantoin in which one or both carbonyl oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur Full definition →

English hydantoin ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λλᾶς (ăllâs) ← French hydrogène
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  9. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  10. Frenchhydro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchhydrogène
  16. Englishhydrogen
  17. Englishhydrogenation
  18. Ancient Greekᾰ̓λλᾶς (ăllâs)
  19. Englishallanto-
  20. Englishallantoin
  21. Englishhydantoin
  22. English todaythiohydantoin

From thio- + hydantoin.

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