Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound formed by the union of mercaptan with a metallic base.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal.
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- noun obsolete ,(
chemistry )thiolate
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Examples
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Typical of these is the mercury mercaptide, which results as follows:
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