/meuhr kap"tan/ , n. Chem.
any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
[ 1825-35; corpus mercurium captans body capturing quicksilver ]
/meuhr kap"tan/ , n. Chem.
any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
[ 1825-35; corpus mercurium captans body capturing quicksilver ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012