mercaptan

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Definition of mercaptan in English Turkish dictionary

merkaptan

Related Terms

ethyl mercaptan

(Kimya) etilmerkaptan

English - English

Definition of mercaptan in English English dictionary

A class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thio-alcohols

A class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R{1}.S.R{2} ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R{2} is a Hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thio-alcohols

any of a generic series of malodorous, toxic sulfur compounds occurring in crude oil Mercaptans are removed from most petroleum products by refining, but may be added to natural gas and LPG in very low concentrations to give a distinctive warning odor

Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols

A common name for a compound containing an SH group; a thiol

{i} any of a class of foul-smelling chemical compounds which contain sulfur (Chemistry)

In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor

So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals

An odor imparted by a class of compounds called mercaptans or thioalcohols; not pleasant in beer Skunky odor is due to a mercaptan

Smell of rotten eggs

The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH

– Odorant added to natural gas by the LDC

An ingredient used in epoxy as a curing agent

A chemical that has a sulphur-like smell used as an additive for Natural Gas, which is supplied for commercial use It produces a distinctly unpleasant smell (likened to that of a rotten egg) and serves as a safety feature that allows gas leakages to be detected

Related Terms

ethyl mercaptan

a thiol formally derived from ethyl alcohol by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur

phenyl mercaptan

The simplest aromatic thiol, C6H5-SH

ethyl mercaptan

A colorless organic liquid, CSH, that has a strong odor and is added to odorless fuel and fuel systems as a warning agent

Hyphenation

mer·cap·tan

Etymology

[ (")m&r-'kap-"tan ] (noun.) 1835. Latin corpus mercurium captans, ''substance capable of capturing (reacting with) mercury