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thioglycolic acid

thioglycolic acid noun: the compound mercaptoacetic acid formally derived from glycolic acid by replacing the hydroxyl group with a sulfhydryl group.

Noun

thioglycolic acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound mercaptoacetic acid formally derived from glycolic acid by replacing the hydroxyl group with a sulfhydryl group

Origin of thioglycolic acid

From thio- + glycolic acid.

Questions about thioglycolic acid

What does thioglycolic acid mean?
Thioglycolic acid means the compound mercaptoacetic acid formally derived from glycolic acid by replacing the hydroxyl group with a sulfhydryl group.
What part of speech is thioglycolic acid?
Thioglycolic acid is a noun.

Words near thioglycolic acid in the dictionary

  1. thioglycol
  2. thioglycolate
  3. thioglycolated
  4. thioglycolates
  5. thioglycolic
  6. thioglycolic acid
  7. thioglycollate
  8. thioglycollates
  9. thioglycoside
  10. thioglycosides
  11. thioglycosylation

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