thio

¹

[ thahy-oh ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. containing sulfur, especially in place of oxygen.

thio-

²

1. a combining form meaning “sulfur,” used in chemical nomenclature in the names of compounds in which part or all of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur; often used to designate sulfur analogues of oxygen compounds.

thio-

combining_form

1. indicating that a chemical compound contains sulphur, esp denoting that a compound is derived from a specified compound by the replacement of an oxygen atom with a sulphur atom

   thiol

   thiosulphate

thio–

1. A prefix that means “containing sulfur,” used especially of a compound in which an oxygen atom has been replaced by a sulfur atom, as in thiourea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thio¹

Independent use of thio-

Origin of thio²

Combining form representing Greek theîon

Word History and Origins

Origin of thio¹

from Greek theion sulphur

Example Sentences

Thio also emphasizes that Lo Fi Player isn’t designed to replace human producers or existing lo-fi hip hop streams.

From The Verge

“The view outside the window relates to the background sound in the track, and you can change both the visual and the music by clicking on the window,” Lo-Fi Player creator Vibert Thio wrote in a blog post.

From The Verge

Thio writes that the team chose the format of a music-generating room rather than a composition tool or musical instrument because it’s “a popular genre with a relatively simple music structure.”

From The Verge

The Lo Fi Player is customizable; its source code can be found on GitHub, and Thio says the team also built a tutorial called “Play, Magenta!” where users can edit sounds and canvas live in their own browsers.

From The Verge

The backlash against Lah extended to the country’s Christian community, who make up about 6% of the population, after a photo was circulated online of the country’s Christian vice president, Henry Van Thio, at a meeting with Lah in early February.

From Seattle Times