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methanethiol

/ˌmɛθ.eɪnˈθaɪ.ɒl/

methanethiol noun: a colourless gas, a thiol with a smell like rotten cabbage, found naturally in plants and animals.

Noun

methanethiol (countable and uncountable, plural methanethiols)

  1. A colourless gas, a thiol with a smell like rotten cabbage, found naturally in plants and animals.

Synonyms of methanethiol

Forms of methanethiol

pluralmethanethiols

Origin of methanethiol

From methane + thiol.

Questions about methanethiol

What does methanethiol mean?
Methanethiol means a colourless gas, a thiol with a smell like rotten cabbage, found naturally in plants and animals.
What part of speech is methanethiol?
Methanethiol is a noun.
How do you pronounce methanethiol?
Methanethiol is pronounced /ˌmɛθ.eɪnˈθaɪ.ɒl/.
What is the plural of methanethiol?
The plural of methanethiol is methanethiols.

Words near methanethiol in the dictionary

  1. methanesulfonic acids
  2. methanesulphonate
  3. methanesulphonates
  4. methanesulphonic acid
  5. methanesulphonic acids
  6. methanethiol
  7. methanethiols
  8. methanethiosulfonate
  9. methanethiosulfonates
  10. methanethiosulphonate
  11. methanethiosulphonates

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