mercapturic acid
Chemistry
noun
Any of various organic acids of the formula RSCH2CH(NH·CO·CH3)COOH (where R is an aryl or alkyl radical), some of which are excreted in the urine as detoxication products of aromatic compounds.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.
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