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mercaptoethanol

mercaptoethanol noun: a compound of ethanol with a thiol group, often specifically 2-mercaptoethanol, which is used in various organic chemistry applications including protein denaturation.

Noun

mercaptoethanol (plural mercaptoethanols)

  1. A compound of ethanol with a thiol group, often specifically 2-mercaptoethanol, which is used in various organic chemistry applications including protein denaturation

Forms of mercaptoethanol

pluralmercaptoethanols

Origin of mercaptoethanol

From mercapto- + ethanol.

Questions about mercaptoethanol

What does mercaptoethanol mean?
Mercaptoethanol means a compound of ethanol with a thiol group, often specifically 2-mercaptoethanol, which is used in various organic chemistry applications including protein denaturation.
What part of speech is mercaptoethanol?
Mercaptoethanol is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptoethanol?
The plural of mercaptoethanol is mercaptoethanols.

Words near mercaptoethanol in the dictionary

  1. mercaptocarboxylates
  2. mercaptocarboxylic acid
  3. mercaptocarboxylic acids
  4. mercaptodimethur
  5. mercaptoethane
  6. mercaptoethanol
  7. mercaptoethanols
  8. mercaptoethylamine
  9. mercaptoglycerol
  10. mercaptoguanine
  11. mercaptoguanosine

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