Etymology

thioketone

T1H4I1O1K5E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: any analogue of a ketone, of general formula RC(=S)R', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. GermanKeton
  6. Englishketone
  7. English todaythioketone

From thio- + ketone.

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