mercaptobenzothiazole

English

mercaptobenzothiazole

Etymology

From mercapto- +‎ benzothiazole.

Noun

mercaptobenzothiazole (countable and uncountable, plural mercaptobenzothiazoles)

1. (organic chemistry) An organosulfur compound, C₆H₄(NH)SC=S, used in the sulfur vulcanization of rubber.

   Synonym: (initialism) MBT