Thioester
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thioester is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur.
Word Forms
- thioesters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coa, thioether, thioesterification, thioaldehyde, thioate, thioetherification.
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