Slovak Meaning of mercaptan
Merkaptán
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Nearest Words of mercaptan
- mercaptal => Mercaptal
- mercantilism => merkantilizmus
- mercantile system => Merkantilizmus
- mercantile law => Obchodné právo
- mercantile establishment => obchodný podnik
- mercantile agency => Obchodná agentúra
- mercantile => obchodný
- mercalli scale => Mercalliho stupnica
- mercable => predajný
- merbromine => Merbromín
Definitions and Meaning of mercaptan in English
mercaptan (n.)
Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals.
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Merkaptán
Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence
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mercaptal => Mercaptal, mercantilism => merkantilizmus, mercantile system => Merkantilizmus, mercantile law => Obchodné právo, mercantile establishment => obchodný podnik,
