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butanethiols

butanethiols is the plural of butanethiol.

Meaning of butanethiol

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

Questions about butanethiols

What is butanethiols the plural of?
Butanethiols is the plural of butanethiol.

Words near butanethiols in the dictionary

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

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