Thiocarboxyl

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A functional group, derived from a thiocarboxylic acid, in which either or both oxygen atoms of a carboxyl group are replaced by those of sulfur

Etymology

From thio- + carboxyl.

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