ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Butanethiol

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Butanethiol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) The thiol, derived from butane, that is the sulfur equivalent of butanol; it is partly responsible for the smell of skunk.

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Related dictionary entries include methanethiol, ethanethiol, benzenethiol, octanethiol, alkanethiolate, alkanethiol.

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