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Meaning of mercaptano



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

mercaptano
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It is the name of a natural gaseous substance released by decaying organic matter. It has a strong smell of rotten cabbage. It is a sulphur compound that can be used as a flavoring of home natural gas, to be able to detect it as well as additive in aircraft fuel. It is flammable, strong odor and non-toxic. It can be found in blood, brain and animal tissues. It is usually released along with faeces.

  



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furoya

Sulfhydrilo that is added to natural gas to give it a noticeable odor. From Latin mercurius captans ("captured by mercury") .

  










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