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(organic chemistry) The ethylhexyl ester of mercaptoacetic acid CH₃(CH₂)₃CH(CH₂CH₃)-CH₂O-CO-CH₂SH.
Use ethylhexylmercaptoacetate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ethylhexylmercaptoacetate means (organic chemistry) The ethylhexyl ester of mercaptoacetic acid CH₃(CH₂)₃CH(CH₂CH₃)-CH₂O-CO-CH₂SH.
Common synonyms include ethylhexyl sulfanylacetate, ethylhexyl thioglycolate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ethylhexylmercaptoacetate where its definition matches the intended context.
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