(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: mercapt- + benz- + thiazole
: a crystalline heterocyclic compound C 7 H 4 NS(SH) made by heating aniline, sulfur, and carbon disulfide and used chiefly as an accelerator for the vulcanization of rubber — called also 2- mercaptobenzothiazole