-dithioic

adjective combining form

-di·​thi·​o·​ic

¦dīˌthī¦ōik

: containing two atoms of sulfur replacing two oxygen atoms in the molecule of an acid

phosphorodithioic acid H₃PO₂S₂

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dithi- + -ic

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