How Do You Spell MERCAPTOL?

Pronunciation: [mˈɜːkɐptˌɒl] (IPA)

The word "mercaptol" is spelled as /mərˈkæptəl/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The first syllable "mer" is pronounced as "mər" with a reduced vowel schwa sound. The "cap" in the second syllable is pronounced with a long "a" sound, like "kæp". The "to" is pronounced as "tə". The final syllable "l" is pronounced as "l" without any additional sound. "Mercaptol" is a compound organic chemical made up of a thiol group and an alcohol group, commonly used in chemical synthesis.

MERCAPTOL Meaning and Definition

1. A substance derived from a ketone by the replacement of the bivalent oxygen by two thioalkyl groups.

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Common Misspellings for MERCAPTOL

• nercaptol
• kercaptol
• jercaptol
• mwrcaptol
• msrcaptol
• mdrcaptol
• mrrcaptol
• m4rcaptol
• m3rcaptol
• meecaptol
• medcaptol
• mefcaptol
• metcaptol
• me5captol
• me4captol
• merxaptol
• mervaptol
• merfaptol
• merdaptol
• merczptol

Etymology of MERCAPTOL

The word "mercaptol" is derived from the combination of two terms: "mercaptan" and "-ol".

The term "mercaptan" originated from the Latin word "mercurium captāns", meaning "capturing mercury". It refers to compounds that contain a functional group consisting of sulfur and hydrogen (RSH), which is similar to compounds containing oxygen and hydrogen (ROH), known as alcohols.

The suffix "-ol" is used in chemistry to denote the presence of an alcohol functional group (-OH) in a compound. It comes from the French word "alcool" which, in turn, was derived from the Arabic term "al-kūḥūl".

Thus, the word "mercaptol" combines the term "mercaptan" with the suffix "-ol", describing a compound that contains both the mercaptan functional group and the alcohol functional group.