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mercaptoundecanoic acid

mercaptoundecanoic acid noun: any derivative of undecanoic acid in which one of the hydrogen atoms of the chain has been replaced with a mercaptan (-SH) group, but especially 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid which is used in the preparation of nanocomposite materials.

Noun

mercaptoundecanoic acid (plural mercaptoundecanoic acids)

  1. Any derivative of undecanoic acid in which one of the hydrogen atoms of the chain has been replaced with a mercaptan (-SH) group, but especially 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid which is used in the preparation of nanocomposite materials

Forms of mercaptoundecanoic acid

pluralmercaptoundecanoic acids

Questions about mercaptoundecanoic acid

What does mercaptoundecanoic acid mean?
Mercaptoundecanoic acid means any derivative of undecanoic acid in which one of the hydrogen atoms of the chain has been replaced with a mercaptan (-SH) group, but especially 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid which is used in the preparation of nanocomposite materials.
What part of speech is mercaptoundecanoic acid?
Mercaptoundecanoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of mercaptoundecanoic acid?
The plural of mercaptoundecanoic acid is mercaptoundecanoic acids.

Words near mercaptoundecanoic acid in the dictionary

  1. mercaptosilanes
  2. mercaptosuccinate
  3. mercaptosuccinates
  4. mercaptothion
  5. mercaptoundecanoic
  6. mercaptoundecanoic acid
  7. mercaptoundecanoic acids
  8. mercapturate
  9. mercapturates
  10. mercapturation
  11. mercapturic

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