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  • mercapto
    mercapto
    adjective
    containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
  • mercapto-
    mercapto-
    combining form
    (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group

mercapto

American  
[mer-kap-toh] / mərˈkæp toʊ /

adjective

Chemistry.

  1. containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.

mercapto- British  
/ mɜːˈkæptəʊ /

combining form

  1. (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group

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Etymology

Origin of mercapto

First recorded in 1970–75; mercapt(an) + -o-

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