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polymercaptan

polymercaptan noun: any polymer having many free thiol groups; they are used to cure epoxy resins.

Noun

polymercaptan (plural polymercaptans)

  1. Any polymer having many free thiol groups; they are used to cure epoxy resins

Forms of polymercaptan

pluralpolymercaptans

Origin of polymercaptan

From poly- + mercaptan.

Questions about polymercaptan

What does polymercaptan mean?
Polymercaptan means any polymer having many free thiol groups; they are used to cure epoxy resins.
What part of speech is polymercaptan?
Polymercaptan is a noun.
What is the plural of polymercaptan?
The plural of polymercaptan is polymercaptans.

Words near polymercaptan in the dictionary

  1. polymerase
  2. polymerase chain reaction
  3. polymerase chain reactions
  4. polymerases
  5. polymerasic
  6. polymercaptan
  7. polymercaptans
  8. polymeric
  9. polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
  10. polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanates
  11. polymeric sand

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