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mercapturic acid

mercapturic acid noun: any of a class of conjugates of cysteine or glutathione with any other compounds.

Noun

mercapturic acid (plural mercapturic acids)

  1. Any of a class of conjugates of cysteine or glutathione with any other compounds

Forms of mercapturic acid

pluralmercapturic acids

Questions about mercapturic acid

What does mercapturic acid mean?
Mercapturic acid means any of a class of conjugates of cysteine or glutathione with any other compounds.
What part of speech is mercapturic acid?
Mercapturic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of mercapturic acid?
The plural of mercapturic acid is mercapturic acids.

Words near mercapturic acid in the dictionary

  1. mercaptoundecanoic acids
  2. mercapturate
  3. mercapturates
  4. mercapturation
  5. mercapturic
  6. mercapturic acid
  7. mercapturic acids
  8. mercar
  9. mercarbide
  10. mercars
  11. mercat

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