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mercaptopropionic

mercaptopropionic adjective: of or pertaining to mercaptopropionic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

mercaptopropionic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to mercaptopropionic acid or its derivatives

Origin of mercaptopropionic

From mercapto- + propionic.

Phrases with mercaptopropionic

Questions about mercaptopropionic

What does mercaptopropionic mean?
Mercaptopropionic means of or pertaining to mercaptopropionic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is mercaptopropionic?
Mercaptopropionic is an adjective.

Words near mercaptopropionic in the dictionary

  1. mercaptoles
  2. mercaptophenyl
  3. mercaptophenyls
  4. mercaptopropionate
  5. mercaptopropionates
  6. mercaptopropionic
  7. mercaptopropionic acid
  8. mercaptopropyl
  9. mercaptopropyls
  10. mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane
  11. mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilanes

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