methanethiol
/ˌmɛθ.eɪnˈθaɪ.ɒl/noun
methanethiol is spelled M-E-T-H-A-N-E-T-H-I-O-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methanethiol means “A colourless gas, a thiol with a smell like rotten cabbage, found naturally in plants and animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methanethiol is methanethiols.
How many letters and syllables are in methanethiol?
| Letters | 12: M-E-T-H-A-N-E-T-H-I-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is methanethiol?
Methanethiol appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce methanethiol?
- /ˌmɛθ.eɪnˈθaɪ.ɒl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of methanethiol
- methanethiols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methanethiol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A colourless gas, a thiol with a smell like rotten cabbage, found naturally in plants and animals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does methanethiol come from?
From methane + thiol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).