mercaptide

[ mer-kap-tahyd ]
/ mərˈkæp taɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a metallic salt of a mercaptan.

Origin of mercaptide

1825–35; mercapt(an) + -ide

Words nearby mercaptide

mercantile agency, mercantile paper, mercantile system, mercantilism, mercaptan, mercaptide, mercapto, mercapto group, mercapto-, mercaptopurine, mercapturic acid

British Dictionary definitions for mercaptide

mercaptide
/ (məˈkæptaɪd, mɜː-) /

noun

a salt of a mercaptan, containing the ion RS –, where R is an alkyl or aryl group