monothioglycerol

noun

Either of two isomeric compounds formally derived from glycerol by replacing one hydroxyl group by a thiol group

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

nounmonothioglycerol (plural monothioglycerols)

plural monothioglycerols

  1. chemistryEither of two isomeric compounds formally derived from glycerol by replacing one hydroxyl group by a thiol group

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mercaptoglycerol

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  8. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  9. Englishthio-
  10. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  11. Frenchglycérine
  12. Englishglycerine
  13. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  14. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  15. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  16. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  17. Medieval Latinalcoho
  18. Middle Englishalcofol
  19. Englishalcohol
  20. Englishglycerol
  21. Englishmonothioglycerol

From mono- + thio- + glycerol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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