thionate
/ˈθaɪəˌneɪt/
noun
- A salt or ester of a thio acid (an acid where oxygen is replaced by sulfur).
- The researcher synthesized a new thionate for use in organic chemistry experiments.
- Sodium thionate is used in some photographic developing processes.
- Farmers sometimes apply a thionate compound to soil to adjust its sulfur content.
verb
- To treat or combine with a thio compound (a sulfur-containing chemical), often in industrial or laboratory processes.
- In the textile industry, workers sometimes thionate fibers to improve their resistance to chemicals.
- To create the new polymer, the lab team needs to thionate the base compound under controlled conditions.
- The chemist will thionate the sample to introduce sulfur atoms into the molecule.