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mercaptosilane

mercaptosilane noun: any silane that also has a thiol group.

Noun

mercaptosilane (plural mercaptosilanes)

  1. Any silane that also has a thiol group
  2. Any silanethiol

Forms of mercaptosilane

pluralmercaptosilanes

Origin of mercaptosilane

From mercapto- + silane.

Questions about mercaptosilane

What does mercaptosilane mean?
Mercaptosilane means any silane that also has a thiol group.
What part of speech is mercaptosilane?
Mercaptosilane is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptosilane?
The plural of mercaptosilane is mercaptosilanes.

Words near mercaptosilane in the dictionary

  1. mercaptopurines
  2. mercaptopyridine
  3. mercaptopyridines
  4. mercaptopyruvate
  5. mercaptopyruvates
  6. mercaptosilane
  7. mercaptosilanes
  8. mercaptosuccinate
  9. mercaptosuccinates
  10. mercaptothion
  11. mercaptoundecanoic

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