Definition of Isothiocyanate in English :
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Isothiocyanate meaning in English
Meaning of Isothiocyanate in English
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Isothiocyanate pronunciation in English
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Isothiocyanate
see synonyms of isothiocyanateNoun
1. isothiocyanate
a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Isothiocyanate
see synonyms of isothiocyanaten.
A pungent and irritating sulfur analog of an isocyanate, characterized by the NCS group, that is present in mustard oils.
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