thioglycerol

T1H4I1O1G2L1Y4C3E1R1O1L1

noun

3-mercaptopropane-1,2-diol, a chemical compound used as a matrix in mass spectrometry.

OriginEnglish glycerol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounthioglycerol (uncountable)
  1. uncountable3-mercaptopropane-1,2-diol, a chemical compound used as a matrix in mass spectrometry.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  6. Frenchglycérine
  7. Englishglycerine
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishglycerol
  16. Englishthioglycerol

From thio- + glycerol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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