Etymograph

English

thioester

From thio- + ester.

A compound of thio- + ester

Ancient Greek θέειον

Ancient Greek θεῖον ‘sulfur’

English thio-

German Ester

English ester

Today it means

noun Any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur

Sources

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