mercaptan

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /məːˈkapt(ə)n/, /məːˈkaptan/

Noun

mercaptan (plural mercaptans)

1. (chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R₁.S.R₂ ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R₂ is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.

Translations

• French: mercaptan
• German: Mercaptan
• Italian: mercaptano
• Spanish: mercaptano

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