Etymology

thiometallate

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Today it means: Any metallate containing sulfur as ligand Full definition →

English metallate ← 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. Englishmetallate
  6. English todaythiometallate

From thio- + metallate.

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