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Definition of: thio
Chem.
Containing sulfur; denoting a compound of sulfur, especially one in which sulfur has displaced oxygen: thiocyanic. Also, before vowels, sometimes thi–. Compare SULFURO–. [<Gk. theion sulfur]
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