mercaptobenzothiazole

noun

mer·​cap·​to·​benzothiazole

: a crystalline heterocyclic compound C₇H₄NS(SH) made by heating aniline, sulfur, and carbon disulfide and used chiefly as an accelerator for the vulcanization of rubber

called also 2-mercaptobenzothiazole

Word History

Etymology

mercapt- + benz- + thiazole

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