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mercapto- (iou)



mercapto- combining form. Before a vowel also mercapt-. Also as attrib. adjective mercapto.
[from MERCAPTAN + -O-.]
Chemistry. Designating or containing the radical SH (or a substituted form of this).
mercapto'purine noun (Pharmacology) any of various mercapto Derivatives of purine; spec. 6-mercaptopurine, C5H4N4S, a yellow cytotoxic agent used esp. to treat leukaemia in children: M20.
mercapturic adjective:
mercapturic acid, any of various acids of formula RSCH2CH(NHCOCH3)COOH (where R is an aryl group), some of which are excreted in the urine as detoxication products of aromatic compounds L19.

Anselm of Canterbury, Saint (sh)




born 1033/34, Aosta, Lombardy
died April 21, 1109, possibly at Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; feast day April 21

Founder of Scholasticism.

Anselm entered the Benedictine monastery at Bec (in Normandy) in 1057 and became abbot in 1078. In 1077 he wrote the Monologium to demonstrate God's existence and attributes by reason alone. He then wrote Proslogium, which established the ontological argument for the existence of God. In 1093, he became archbishop of Canterbury and soon became involved in disputes with William II over the independence of the church and the right to appeal to the pope, arguments that led to Anselm's exile. Although invited back by Henry I, Anselm again argued with the king over lay investiture (see Investiture Controversy). In 1099 he completed Cur Deus homo? ("Why Did God Become Man?"), which provided a new understanding of Jesus' redemption of humankind and revealed the increasing focus on the humanity of Jesus. Anselm was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1720.