mercaptobenzothiazole

English

Etymology

From mercapto- +‎ benzothiazole.

Noun

mercaptobenzothiazole (countable and uncountable, plural mercaptobenzothiazoles)

  1. (organic chemistry) An organosulfur compound, C6H4(NH)SC=S, used in the sulfur vulcanization of rubber.
    Synonym: (initialism) MBT