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mercaptoacetate

mercaptoacetate noun: any salt or ester of mercaptoacetic acid.

Noun

mercaptoacetate (plural mercaptoacetates)

  1. Any salt or ester of mercaptoacetic acid
    Synonyms:
    thioglycolate

Synonyms of mercaptoacetate

Forms of mercaptoacetate

pluralmercaptoacetates

Questions about mercaptoacetate

What does mercaptoacetate mean?
Mercaptoacetate means any salt or ester of mercaptoacetic acid.
What part of speech is mercaptoacetate?
Mercaptoacetate is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptoacetate?
The plural of mercaptoacetate is mercaptoacetates.

Words near mercaptoacetate in the dictionary

  1. mercapto
  2. mercapto protease
  3. mercapto proteases
  4. mercapto-
  5. mercaptoacetamide
  6. mercaptoacetate
  7. mercaptoacetates
  8. mercaptoacetic acid
  9. mercaptoacetyltriglycine
  10. mercaptoalbumin
  11. mercaptoalbumins

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