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sulfhydryl

sulfhydryl noun: the univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group.

Noun

sulfhydryl (plural sulfhydryls)

  1. The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group.

Forms of sulfhydryl

pluralsulfhydryls
alternative formsulphydryl
alternative formsulphhydryl

Words formed from sulfhydryl

Questions about sulfhydryl

What does sulfhydryl mean?
Sulfhydryl means the univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group.
What part of speech is sulfhydryl?
Sulfhydryl is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfhydryl?
The plural of sulfhydryl is sulfhydryls.

Words near sulfhydryl in the dictionary

  1. sulfhydrates
  2. sulfhydration
  3. sulfhydrations
  4. sulfhydric
  5. sulfhydric acid
  6. sulfhydryl
  7. sulfhydrylase
  8. sulfhydrylases
  9. sulfhydrylation
  10. sulfhydryls
  11. sulfid

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