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ethyl mercaptan

ethyl mercaptan noun: a thiol formally derived from ethyl alcohol by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur.

Noun

ethyl mercaptan (uncountable)

  1. a thiol formally derived from ethyl alcohol by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur

Synonyms of ethyl mercaptan

Questions about ethyl mercaptan

What does ethyl mercaptan mean?
Ethyl mercaptan means a thiol formally derived from ethyl alcohol by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur.
What part of speech is ethyl mercaptan?
Ethyl mercaptan is a noun.

Words near ethyl mercaptan in the dictionary

  1. ethyl hexanoate
  2. ethyl hydrate
  3. ethyl hydroxide
  4. ethyl iodide
  5. ethyl loflazepate
  6. ethyl mercaptan
  7. ethyl mercury
  8. ethyl methyl cellulose
  9. ethyl methylphenylglycidate
  10. ethyl oxide
  11. ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate

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