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mercaptan

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mer·cap·tan  (mr-kptn)
n.
A sulfur-containing organic compound with the general formula RSH where R is any radical, especially ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. Also called thiol.
[German, from Danish, from Medieval Latin (corpus) mercurium captns, (a substance) seizing mercury : mercurium, accusative of mercurius, mercury; see mercury + Latin captns, present participle of captre, frequentative of capere, to seize; see capture.]
mercaptan  (mr-kptn)
See thiol.
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