thioic acid

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Etymology[edit]

See thio- (sulfur).

Noun[edit]

thioic acid (plural thioic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic compound formally derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing either or both of the carboxyl oxygen atoms with sulfur - R-C(S)OH, R-C(O)SH or R-C(S)SH

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