dithioketal

D2I1T1H4I1O1K5E1T1A1L1

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundithioketal (plural dithioketals)

plural dithioketals

  1. chemistryAny of a class of organic compounds related to the ketals by replacing both oxygen atoms with sulfur

Origin

From di- + thio- + ketal.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: dithioketal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.