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butanethiol

butanethiol noun: the thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk.

Noun

butanethiol (plural butanethiols)

  1. The thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk

Forms of butanethiol

pluralbutanethiols

Origin of butanethiol

From butane + thiol.

Questions about butanethiol

What does butanethiol mean?
Butanethiol means the thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk.
What part of speech is butanethiol?
Butanethiol is a noun.
What is the plural of butanethiol?
The plural of butanethiol is butanethiols.

Words near butanethiol in the dictionary

  1. butanediol
  2. butanediols
  3. butanedione
  4. butanediones
  5. butanes
  6. butanethiol
  7. butanethiols
  8. butanilicaine
  9. butanoate
  10. butanoates
  11. butanoic

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