mercaptan

Etymology
, from ; from, because the thiolate group bonds very strongly with mercury compounds.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.

Translations

 * Czech:, sirník
 * French:
 * German: Mercaptan
 * Italian:
 * Spanish: mercaptano

Etymology
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Etymology
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