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methyl mercaptan

methyl mercaptan noun: the mercaptan analogue of methyl alcohol; i.e. the compound CH₃SHl used to impart an odor to natural gas.

Noun

methyl mercaptan (uncountable)

  1. The mercaptan analogue of methyl alcohol; i.e. the compound CH₃SHl used to impart an odor to natural gas.
    Synonyms:
    methanethiol

Synonyms of methyl mercaptan

Questions about methyl mercaptan

What does methyl mercaptan mean?
Methyl mercaptan means the mercaptan analogue of methyl alcohol; i.e. the compound CH₃SHl used to impart an odor to natural gas.
What part of speech is methyl mercaptan?
Methyl mercaptan is a noun.

Words near methyl mercaptan in the dictionary

  1. methyl hydroxide
  2. methyl iodide
  3. methyl isobutyl ketone
  4. methyl isocyanate
  5. methyl jasmonate
  6. methyl mercaptan
  7. methyl mercuries
  8. methyl mercury
  9. methyl methacrylate
  10. methyl methyacrylate
  11. methyl orange

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