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mercaptobenzoic

mercaptobenzoic adjective: of or pertaining to a mercaptobenzoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

mercaptobenzoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a mercaptobenzoic acid or its derivatives

Origin of mercaptobenzoic

From mercaptan and benzoic.

Phrases with mercaptobenzoic

Questions about mercaptobenzoic

What does mercaptobenzoic mean?
Mercaptobenzoic means of or pertaining to a mercaptobenzoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is mercaptobenzoic?
Mercaptobenzoic is an adjective.

Words near mercaptobenzoic in the dictionary

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

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