Etymology

thiosulfonate

T1H4I1O1S1U1L1F4O1N1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any salt or ester of a thiosulfonic acid Full definition →

English sulfonate ← 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. Englishsulfonate
  6. English todaythiosulfonate

From thio- + sulfonate.

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