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mercaptide

American  
[mer-kap-tahyd] / mərˈkæp taɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a metallic salt of a mercaptan.

mercaptide British  
/ məˈkæptaɪd, mɜː- /

noun

  1. a salt of a mercaptan, containing the ion RS – , where R is an alkyl or aryl group

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Etymology

Origin of mercaptide

1825–35; mercapt(an) + -ide ( def. )

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