-thion

English

Etymology

Extracted from shortened forms of IUPAC names containing thio- and -one.

Suffix

-thion

  1. (organic chemistry) Primarily forms names of organothiophosphates used as insecticides.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -thion
dioxathion
ethion
fenitrothion
fenthion
iothion
isoxathion
malathion
mercaptothion
methidathion
morphothion
parathion
sympectothion
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