thiolation

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noun

reaction with a thiol

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

nounthiolation (plural thiolations)

plural thiolations

  1. chemistryreaction with a thiol

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. Englishthiolation

From thiol + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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