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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In chem., a prefix to the name of a compound, signifying that in it the radical SH may be viewed as replacing hydroxyl (OH). The prefix thio- is now preferred, as thio-glycolic acid instead of sulphydro-acetic acid.

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