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mercapto

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.
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See also

mercapto protease mercaptoacetamide mercaptoacetate mercaptoacetic acid mercaptoacetyltriglycine mercaptoalkyl

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