Mercapto- Definition
mərkaptō
prefix
Containing the univalent radical −SH.
Mercaptopurine.
American Heritage
adjective
Containing the monovalent radical SH.
Webster's New World
Origin of Mercapto-
From mercaptan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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