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mercaptobenzoic acid

mercaptobenzoic acid noun: any of three isomeric carboxylic acids related to hydroxybenzoic acids by replacing the hydroxy group with a thiol.

Noun

mercaptobenzoic acid (plural mercaptobenzoic acids)

  1. Any of three isomeric carboxylic acids related to hydroxybenzoic acids by replacing the hydroxy group with a thiol

Forms of mercaptobenzoic acid

pluralmercaptobenzoic acids

Questions about mercaptobenzoic acid

What does mercaptobenzoic acid mean?
Mercaptobenzoic acid means any of three isomeric carboxylic acids related to hydroxybenzoic acids by replacing the hydroxy group with a thiol.
What part of speech is mercaptobenzoic acid?
Mercaptobenzoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptobenzoic acid?
The plural of mercaptobenzoic acid is mercaptobenzoic acids.

Words near mercaptobenzoic acid in the dictionary

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

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