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mercaptoethylamine

mercaptoethylamine noun: the aminothiol NH₂-CH₂-CH₂-SH normally formed by the degradation of cysteine.

Noun

mercaptoethylamine (uncountable)

  1. The aminothiol NH₂-CH₂-CH₂-SH normally formed by the degradation of cysteine

Origin of mercaptoethylamine

From mercapto- + ethylamine.

Questions about mercaptoethylamine

What does mercaptoethylamine mean?
Mercaptoethylamine means the aminothiol NH₂-CH₂-CH₂-SH normally formed by the degradation of cysteine.
What part of speech is mercaptoethylamine?
Mercaptoethylamine is a noun.

Words near mercaptoethylamine in the dictionary

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

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