thiocarboxylic acid

English

Etymology

thio- +‎ carboxylic acid

Noun

thiocarboxylic acid (plural thiocarboxylic acids)

1. (chemistry) any analogue of a carboxylic acid, or general formula RC(=S)OH, RC(=O)SH or RC(=S)SH in which one or both of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur

See also

• thioaldehyde
• thioanhydride
• thioether
• thioketone