Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mercapto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: mer-cap-to
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical -SH

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of resonance and inductive effects."

Etymology

Etymology tree German Mercaptanbor. English mercaptan Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mercapto From mercaptan, from Latin mercurius captans (“mercury capturing”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mercurius captans

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

allylmercaptomethylpenicillin captopril

Phrases

mercapto protease

Questions

What does mercapto mean?: The univalent radical -SH
Where does mercapto come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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