n. any of a class of organic compounds in which the oxygen of an alcohol has been replaced by sulfur and which have distinctive often disagreeable odors
The mercaptan gives off an offensive odor.
The mercaptan gives off an offensive odor.
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thiol;sulfur-containingcompounds; sulfur compound
oxygen
3 syllables
mer-cap-tan
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