thiol

American  

[thahy-awl, -ol] / ˈθaɪ ɔl, -ɒl /

noun

1. mercaptan.

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adjective

1. mercapto.

thiol British  

/ ˈθaɪɒl /

noun

1. Also called (not in technical usage): mercaptan.  any of a class of sulphur-containing organic compounds with the formula RSH, where R is an organic group

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thiol Scientific  

/ thī′ôl′,-ōl′ /

1. A sulfur-containing organic compound having the general formula RSH, where R is another element or radical. Thiols are typically very volatile and strong-smelling, and are responsible for the odor of onions, garlic, rotting flesh, and skunk musk.

2. Also called mercaptan

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Other Word Forms

• thiolic adjective

Etymology

Origin of thiol

First recorded in 1885–90; thi- + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

However, despite this success, creating o-bromobenzenethiols by adding a bromine molecule and a thiol group to these intermediates has been tough.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

The UAB researchers were able to cleave four interchain disulfide bonds in the trastuzumab IgG1 hinge and near hinge regions, creating thiol groups.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024

At the heart of skunk spray is a thiol, the signature of nasty environments high in lethal hydrogen sulfide and low in oxygen — places like mines, swamps, and oil and gas wells.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2012

A two- to ten-per-cent. ichthyol lotion or ointment is sometimes of advantage; thiol employed in the same manner has also been commended.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman