-thioic

adjective combining form

-thio·​ic

¦thī¦ōik

: containing one atom of sulfur replacing one oxygen atom in the molecule of an acid

phosphorothioic acid

octanethioic acid C₇H₁₅COSH

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -ic

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