arsenothiol

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noun

Any thiol that is also an arsine derivative.

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

nounarsenothiol (plural arsenothiols)

plural arsenothiols

  1. chemistryAny thiol that is also an arsine derivative.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  4. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  5. Old Median*zaranyam
  6. Old Median*kā
  7. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  8. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  9. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  10. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  11. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  12. Latinarsenicum
  13. Middle Frencharsenic
  14. Middle Englisharsenik
  15. Englisharsenic
  16. Englisharseno-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  18. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  19. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  20. Englishthio-
  21. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  22. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  23. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  24. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  25. Medieval Latinalcoho
  26. Middle Englishalcofol
  27. Englishalcohol
  28. Englishthiol
  29. Englisharsenothiol

From arseno- + thiol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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