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Meaning of thioglycollate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A sulfur-substituted glycolate
A growth medium containing sodium thioglycollate and other substances

Examples

“Thioglycollates are potential skin-sensitising agents, and strong solutions can cause serious damage to the skin because of their keratolytic action.”

“cultured in thioglycollate broth”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

thioglycoside thioglycosylation thioguanine thioguanosine thiohemiacetal thiohemiaminal