sulfhydryl

noun sulf·hy·dryl \ˌsəlf-ˈ(h)ī-drəl\

Definition of SULFHYDRYL

: thiol 2 —used chiefly in molecular biology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1901

Medical Dictionary

noun sulf·hy·dryl

: thiol 2—used chiefly in molecular biology

sulf·hy·dryl or chiefly British sul·phy·dryl \ˌsəlf-ˈ(h)ī-drəl\

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