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Where does “thiol” come from?

Thiol comes from English alcohol, which derives from French alcohol, ultimately from Arabic كحل meaning a fine powder used as eye cosmetic, blended with Latin oleum meaning oil.

thiol (English): A univalent organic radical containing a sulphur...

Definitions

  1. A univalent organic radical containing a sulphur...

Ancestry of “thiol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
2EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
3FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
4Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “thiol”

  • thiolate
  • alkanethiol
  • dithiol
  • thiolase
  • methanethiol
  • dodecanethiol
  • decanethiol
  • thiolation
  • monothiol
  • butanethiol
  • dithiolate
  • ethanedithiol
  • thioltransferase
  • benzenethiol
  • aminothiol
  • thiolic
  • mycothiol
  • tetrathiolate
  • furfurylthiol
  • transthiolation
  • pentanedithiol
  • hexathiol
  • allenylthiol
  • phenylthiol
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