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n. See mercaptan.

n. a univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical

n. A trade-name for a substance made by the action of sulphur on the paraffin-oils from the distillation-products of peat. It resembles ichthyol in medicinal properties.

"NAC contains a sulfur group known as a thiol, and it is the thiol that gives this amino acid its antioxidant effects."

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