dithiol

D2I1T1H4I1O1L1

noun

Any compound having two thiol groups

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

noundithiol (plural dithiols)

plural dithiols

  1. chemistryAny compound having two thiol groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  9. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  10. Englishthio-
  11. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  12. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  13. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  14. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  15. Medieval Latinalcoho
  16. Middle Englishalcofol
  17. Englishalcohol
  18. Englishthiol
  19. Englishdithiol

From di- + thiol.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lithoid
Cite this entry
APA

dithiol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithiol

MLA

“dithiol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithiol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dithiol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithiol.

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