Where does “mercaptobenzothiazole” come from?
mercaptobenzothiazole (English) comes from English mercapto-, from English mercaptan, from German Mercaptan, from Latin captans, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
mercaptobenzothiazole (English): An organosulfur compound, C6H4(NH)SC=S, used in the sulfur vulcanization of rubber
Definitions
- An organosulfur compound, C6H4(NH)SC=S, used in the sulfur vulcanization of rubber
Ancestry of “mercaptobenzothiazole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mercapto- | an organosulfur compound that contains a... |
| 2 | English | mercaptan | Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, (R-SH) where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent. They tend to be foul-smelling. They are also termed thiols or thioalcohols |
| 3 | German | Mercaptan | mercaptan |
| 4 | Latin | captans | capturing |
| 5 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |