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dimercaptosuccinic

UK/daɪməˌkæptəʊsʌkˈsɪnɪk/

dimercaptosuccinic adjective: designating an acid similar to succinic acid but containing two instances of the radical –SH.

Adjective

dimercaptosuccinic (not comparable)

  1. Designating an acid similar to succinic acid but containing two instances of the radical –SH.

Origin of dimercaptosuccinic

From di- + mercapto- + succinic.

Words formed from dimercaptosuccinic

Words that rhyme with dimercaptosuccinic

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Questions about dimercaptosuccinic

What does dimercaptosuccinic mean?
Dimercaptosuccinic means designating an acid similar to succinic acid but containing two instances of the radical –SH.
What part of speech is dimercaptosuccinic?
Dimercaptosuccinic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dimercaptosuccinic?
Dimercaptosuccinic is pronounced /daɪməˌkæptəʊsʌkˈsɪnɪk/ (UK).

Words near dimercaptosuccinic in the dictionary

  1. dimeran
  2. dimerans
  3. dimercaprol
  4. dimercaptosuccinate
  5. dimercaptosuccinates
  6. dimercaptosuccinic
  7. dimercaptosuccinic acid
  8. dimercaptotoluene
  9. dimercury
  10. dimerelloid
  11. dimerelloids

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