thiocarboxylic acid

noun

any analogue of a carboxylic acid, or general formula RC(=S)OH, RC(=O)SH or RC(=S)SH in which one or both of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

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Meanings

nounthiocarboxylic acid (plural thiocarboxylic acids)

plural thiocarboxylic acids

  1. chemistryany analogue of a carboxylic acid, or general formula RC(=S)OH, RC(=O)SH or RC(=S)SH in which one or both of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

Origin

From thio- + carboxylic acid.

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