Meanings
nounthioester (plural thioesters)
plural thioesters
- chemistryAny of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
- Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
- Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
- Englishthio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Latinacēscō
- Latinacētum
- Proto-West Germanic*aket
- Proto-West Germanic*atek
- Old High Germaneȥȥih
- Middle High Germaneȥȥich
- GermanEssich
- GermanEssig
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEster
- Englishester
- Englishthioester
Cite this entry
APA
thioester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thioester
MLA
“thioester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thioester. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thioester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thioester.
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