mercaptocarboxylic acid

noun

Any carboxylic acid that also has a mercapto (thiol) group

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Meanings

nounmercaptocarboxylic acid (plural mercaptocarboxylic acids)

plural mercaptocarboxylic acids

  1. chemistryAny carboxylic acid that also has a mercapto (thiol) group
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