单词 | mercapto |
释义 | mercapto- in British English (mɜːˈkæptəʊ) combining form (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of an HS- group mercapto in American English (mərˈkæptoʊ) adjective containing the monovalent radical SH Word origin < mercaptanmercapto in American English (mərˈkæptou) adjective Chemistry containing the monovalent radical SH Word origin [1970–75; mercapt(an) + -o-]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: consciousness-raising, relational database, salsa, stress test, urban legend-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer)Examples of 'mercapto-' in a sentence |
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