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thi·ol

(thī′ôl′, -ōl′, -ŏl′)

A sulfur-containing organic compound with the general formula RSH where R is any hydrocarbon group. Also called mercaptan.

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thiol

(ˈθaɪɒl)

(Elements & Compounds) any of a class of sulphur-containing organic compounds with the formula RSH, where R is an organic group. Also called (not in technical usage): mercaptan

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mer•cap•tan

(mərˈkæp tæn)

n.

any of a class of odiferous sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, where R represents a radical.

Also called thiol.

[< German (1834), shortening of Latin phrase corpus mercurium captāns body capturing quicksilver]

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Total SH content was measured using a total mercapto (-SH) measurement kit (Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute, Nanjing, China) according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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The only tested allergens with a statistically significant difference between the West Virginia population and the national cohort were mercapto mix (1.7% in our sample compared to 0.5% in national sample (p<0.001)) and potassium dichromate (4.6% in our sample compared to 1.6% in national sample (p.<0.001)) when the statistical correction was applied.

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The mercapto derivative 6 was further reacted with iodomethane in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate to yield the methylthio analogue 7.

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Skin patch testing with carba mix (3.0% pet), thiuram mix (1.0% pet), mercapto mix (2.0% pet), benzoyl peroxide (1.0% pet), toluenesulfonamide formaldehyde resin (10.0% pet) and bisphenol A (1.0% pet) (Chemotechnique Diagnostics, Vellinge, Sweden) was performed according to the Jadassohn & Bloch classical methods for diagnosis of contact allergy, by placing the allergens in IQ Ultra hypoallergenic patches of Chemotechnique Diagnostics (Vellinge, Sweden) (IQ Chambers[R]).

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iPP/POSS/ DMDBS and iPP/POSS-DMDBS, that could be attributed to the lower nucleation density and crystal growth rate, which caused by the interaction between POSS via mercapto groups according to the references 4.

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However, the amount of various metals in the fish organs depends upon their affinity to uptake specific metals (Erdogrul and Ates, 2006; Kousar and Javed, 2015) along with ability of various metals to react with sulfur, oxygen carboxylate, nitrogen of mercapto group or amino groups of liver metallothionein (Al-Yousuf et al., 2000).

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The nanoparticles are ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, antiferrimagnetic, and/or graphene functionalized with hydroxyl, amine, carboxylic acid, mercapto, isocyanate, and acrylate groups.