thio acid

noun \ˈthī-ō-\

Definition of THIO ACID

: an acid in which oxygen is partly or wholly replaced by sulfur

International Scientific Vocabulary, from thi-

First Known Use: 1876

Medical Dictionary

noun

: an acid in which oxygen is partly or wholly replaced by sulfur

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