In organic chemistry terms the difference between thiol and alkanethiol
is that thiol is a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical while alkanethiol is any simple aliphatic thiol.
thiol
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Noun
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wikipedia thiol)
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en noun)
(organic chemistry) a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical
Synonyms
* mercaptan
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