mercapto

[ mer-kap-toh ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.

Origin of mercapto

1
First recorded in 1970–75; mercapt(an) + -o-

Words Nearby mercapto

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British Dictionary definitions for mercapto-

mercapto-

/ (mɜːˈkæptəʊ) /


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

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