polymercaptan

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noun

Any polymer having many free thiol groups; they are used to cure epoxy resins

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Meanings

nounpolymercaptan (plural polymercaptans)

plural polymercaptans

  1. chemistryAny polymer having many free thiol groups; they are used to cure epoxy resins

Origin

From poly- + mercaptan.

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APA

polymercaptan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymercaptan

MLA

“polymercaptan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymercaptan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymercaptan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymercaptan.

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