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mercaptocarboxylic acid

mercaptocarboxylic acid noun: any carboxylic acid that also has a mercapto (thiol) group.

Noun

mercaptocarboxylic acid (plural mercaptocarboxylic acids)

  1. Any carboxylic acid that also has a mercapto (thiol) group

Forms of mercaptocarboxylic acid

pluralmercaptocarboxylic acids

Questions about mercaptocarboxylic acid

What does mercaptocarboxylic acid mean?
Mercaptocarboxylic acid means any carboxylic acid that also has a mercapto (thiol) group.
What part of speech is mercaptocarboxylic acid?
Mercaptocarboxylic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptocarboxylic acid?
The plural of mercaptocarboxylic acid is mercaptocarboxylic acids.

Words near mercaptocarboxylic acid in the dictionary

  1. mercaptobenzothiazole
  2. mercaptobenzothiazoles
  3. mercaptobenzthiazole
  4. mercaptocarboxylate
  5. mercaptocarboxylates
  6. mercaptocarboxylic acid
  7. mercaptocarboxylic acids
  8. mercaptodimethur
  9. mercaptoethane
  10. mercaptoethanol
  11. mercaptoethanols

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