mercaptan
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tæn noun Chemistry.
any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
Origin:
1825–35; < Latin, short for phrase corpus mercurium captāns body capturing quicksilver
1825–35; < Latin, short for phrase corpus mercurium captāns body capturing quicksilver
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mercaptan (mɜːˈkæptæn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| another name (not in technical usage) for thiol | |
| [C19: from German, from Medieval Latin mercurium captans, literally: seizing quicksilver] | |
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Mercaptan
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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mercaptan mer·cap·tan (mər-kāp'tān')
n.
Any of a class of organic compounds in which the oxygen of an alcohol has been replaced by sulfur and which have distinctive, often disagreeable, odors. Also called thiol.
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mercaptan
any of a class of organic chemical compounds similar to the alcohols and phenols but containing a sulfur atom in place of the oxygen atom. Thiols are among the odorous principles in the scent of skunks and of freshly chopped onions; their presence in petroleum and natural gas is objectionable because they have disagreeable odours, interfere with catalysts used in refining processes, and produce sulfur dioxide upon combustion.
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Example sentences
Mercaptan is an irritant that can cause respiratory problems, headaches, nausea and vomiting.
Acute and subchronic toxicity studies of rats exposed to vapors of methyl mercaptan and other reduced sulfur compounds.
The intense heat also buckled the rail beneath the methyl mercaptan tank car.
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