thio acid
noun Chemistry.
an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
Origin of thio acid
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby thio acid
thinner,
thinnish,
thinspiration,
thinspo,
thio,
thio acid,
thio salt,
thio-,
thio-ether,
thioacetamide,
thioacetic
Medical definitions for thioacid
thioacid
[ thī′ō-ăs′ĭd ]
n.
An organic acid in which one or more of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur atoms.