thiogalactoside

T1H4I1O1G2A1L1A1C3T1O1S1I1D2E1

noun

A galactoside in which the oxygen that links the aglycone to the sugar is replaced by a sulfur

OriginEnglish galactoside ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? →
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Meanings

nounthiogalactoside (plural thiogalactosides)

plural thiogalactosides

  1. chemistryA galactoside in which the oxygen that links the aglycone to the sugar is replaced by a sulfur

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Englishgalactoside
  6. Englishthiogalactoside

From thio- + galactoside.

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