Thiokol

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noun

Any of various organic polysulfide polymers, used as elastomers in seals and sealants.

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Meanings

nounThiokol (countable and uncountable, plural Thiokols)

plural Thiokols

  1. countableuncountableAny of various organic polysulfide polymers, used as elastomers in seals and sealants.

    The preparation of polymers from Raw Materials III essentially extends raw material potentials to synthesize Thiokols […]

    2007, Gennadiĭ Efremovich Zaikov, Gerald S. Kirshenbaum, Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry: Step Into the Future, page 45

Origin

Trademark, from Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon, “sulfur”) and κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

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APA

Thiokol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thiokol

MLA

“Thiokol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thiokol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thiokol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thiokol.

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