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mercaptobenzaldehyde

mercaptobenzaldehyde noun: any mercapto derivative of benzaldehyde, especially 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde.

Noun

mercaptobenzaldehyde (plural mercaptobenzaldehydes)

  1. Any mercapto derivative of benzaldehyde, especially 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde
    Synonyms:
    thiosalicylaldehyde

Synonyms of mercaptobenzaldehyde

  • thiosalicylaldehyde

Forms of mercaptobenzaldehyde

pluralmercaptobenzaldehydes

Origin of mercaptobenzaldehyde

From mercapto + benzaldehyde.

Questions about mercaptobenzaldehyde

What does mercaptobenzaldehyde mean?
Mercaptobenzaldehyde means any mercapto derivative of benzaldehyde, especially 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde.
What part of speech is mercaptobenzaldehyde?
Mercaptobenzaldehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptobenzaldehyde?
The plural of mercaptobenzaldehyde is mercaptobenzaldehydes.

Words near mercaptobenzaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. mercaptoacetyltriglycine
  2. mercaptoalbumin
  3. mercaptoalbumins
  4. mercaptoalkyl
  5. mercaptoalkyls
  6. mercaptobenzaldehyde
  7. mercaptobenzaldehydes
  8. mercaptobenzoic
  9. mercaptobenzoic acid
  10. mercaptobenzoic acids
  11. mercaptobenzothiazole

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