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sulphhydryl

sulphhydryl is the alternative spelling of sulfhydryl.

Meaning of sulfhydryl

Noun

sulfhydryl (plural sulfhydryls)

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

Forms of sulphhydryl

pluralsulphhydryls

Questions about sulphhydryl

What is sulphhydryl the alternative spelling of?
Sulphhydryl is the alternative spelling of sulfhydryl.

Words near sulphhydryl in the dictionary

  1. sulphenyl
  2. sulphenylium
  3. sulphenyliums
  4. sulphenyls
  5. sulphhemoglobin
  6. sulphhydryl
  7. sulphhydryls
  8. sulphid
  9. sulphidation
  10. sulphide
  11. sulphide of carbon

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