thioethyl etymology

English word thioethyl comes from English ethyl, English thio-

Detailed word origin of thioethyl

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ethyl English (eng) (organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
thio- English (eng) (chemistry) containing sulfur / sulphur, especially a compound in which oxygen has been replaced by this element.
thioethyl English (eng) (organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH3CH2-S-, derived from ethanethiol.

Words with the same origin as thioethyl

Descendants of ethyl
dichloroethane diiodoethane eth- ethane ethanol ethionic acid pethidine phosphatidylethanolamine phosphorylethanolamine polythene
Descendants of thio-
aurothiomalate bisthiourea dialkylthiourea thioacetic acid thioalkaloid thioaminal thioanisole thiobarbiturate thiobenzanilide thiocarboxylic thiocyanuric thiodiglycol thioformaldehyde thioguanosine thiohemiketal thiometalate thiophilic thiopurine thiopyridone thiopyrimidine thioquinone thiosulfate thiotrophic thiouridine