mer|cap|tan

mer|cap|tan
mer|cap|tan «muhr KAP tan», noun.
any organic compound of a series having the general formula RSH, resembling the alcohols and phenols, but containing sulfur in place of oxygen, especially ethyl mercaptan, a colorless liquid having an unpleasant odor.
╂[< German Mercaptan < New Latin (corpus) mer(curium) captan(s) (substance) which catches mercury]

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