Meaning

1 senses
  1. A compound of ethanol with a thiol group, often specifically 2-mercaptoethanol, which is used in various organic chemistry applications including protein denaturation

Origin

German Ethylbor.

German Ethylbor.

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Forms

plural: mercaptoethanols
Singularmercaptoethanol
Pluralmercaptoethanols

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