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mercaptal

mercaptal noun: a dithioacetal derived from an aldehyde.

Noun

mercaptal (plural mercaptals)

  1. (obsolete) a dithioacetal derived from an aldehyde

Forms of mercaptal

pluralmercaptals

Questions about mercaptal

What does mercaptal mean?
Mercaptal means a dithioacetal derived from an aldehyde.
What part of speech is mercaptal?
Mercaptal is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptal?
The plural of mercaptal is mercaptals.

Words near mercaptal in the dictionary

  1. mercantilisms
  2. mercantilist
  3. mercantilistic
  4. mercantilists
  5. mercantility
  6. mercaptal
  7. mercaptalbumin
  8. mercaptals
  9. mercaptamine
  10. mercaptan
  11. mercaptans

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