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Meaning of mercapto | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The univalent radical -SH

especially, in-compounds, uncountable

Examples

“The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of resonance and inductive effects.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mercapto protease mercaptoacetamide mercaptoacetate mercaptoacetic acid mercaptoacetyltriglycine mercaptoalkyl