Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benzylmercaptan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ben-zylmer-cap-tan
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organosulfur compound with the formula C₆H₅CH₂SH.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

benzylmercaptans (plural)

Questions

What does benzylmercaptan mean?
An organosulfur compound with the formula C₆H₅CH₂SH.

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