Alkanethiol

/ˌælkənˈθiːɑːl/ noun

An organic compound containing a hydrocarbon chain (alkane) with a thiol group (-SH) attached.

From 'alkane' (saturated hydrocarbon) + 'thiol' (compound containing -SH group). This is technical chemical nomenclature combining two systematic names for molecular structure types.

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