alkanethiolate

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noun

A thiolate anion derived from an alkane.

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

nounalkanethiolate (plural alkanethiolates)

plural alkanethiolates

  1. chemistryA thiolate anion derived from an alkane.

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. Englishthiolate
  22. Englishalkanethiolate

From alkane + thiolate.

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APA

alkanethiolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanethiolate

MLA

“alkanethiolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanethiolate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkanethiolate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanethiolate.

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