methyl mercaptan
Chemistry
noun
A flammable gas with a pungent odour, CH3SH, which is used as an organic reagent and in the manufacture of jet fuels and pesticides.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Fownes (1815–1849), chemist.
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