thiolate

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noun

Any derivative of a thiol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to sulfur RSH => RS⁻M⁺.

OriginEnglish thiol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounthiolate (plural thiolates)

plural thiolates

  1. chemistryAny derivative of a thiol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to sulfur RSH => RS⁻M⁺.

Origin

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

From thiol + -ate (“derivative”).

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APA

thiolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiolate

MLA

“thiolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiolate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thiolate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thiolate.

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