thioacetamide

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noun

An organosulfur compound with chemical formula C₂H₅NS, a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and serves as a source of hydrogen sulfide in the synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds.

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acetothioamideethanethioamidethioacetimidic acid
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Meanings

nounthioacetamide (countable and uncountable, plural thioacetamides)

plural thioacetamides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn organosulfur compound with chemical formula C₂H₅NS, a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and serves as a source of hydrogen sulfide in the synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds.

    Synonyms: acetothioamide, ethanethioamide, thioacetimidic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn organosulfur compound with chemical formula C₂H₅NS, a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and serves as a source of hydrogen sulfide in the synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds.

Similar
acetothioamideethanethioamidethioacetimidic acid

Origin

From thio- + acetamide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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