alkanethiol

A1L1K5A1N1E1T1H4I1O1L1

noun

Any simple aliphatic thiol.

OriginEnglish thiol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounalkanethiol (plural alkanethiols)

plural alkanethiols

  1. chemistryAny simple aliphatic thiol.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. GermanAlk(ohol)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. GermanAlkyl
  10. Germanalk-
  11. GermanAlkan
  12. Englishalkane
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  15. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  16. Englishthio-
  17. Medieval Latinalcoho
  18. Middle Englishalcofol
  19. Englishalcohol
  20. Englishthiol
  21. Englishalkanethiol

From alkane + thiol.

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Translations

Finnish alkaanitioli
  • alkaanitioliany simple aliphatic thiol
Portuguese alcanotiol
  • alcanotiolany simple aliphatic thiol
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alkanethiol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanethiol

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Chicago

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