Thiourea

noun

/-ˈjʊəɹi.ə/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAny of a class of compounds based on NH2-CS-NH2, formally derived from urea by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur, used in photography as a fixing agent, in inorganic synthesis, and in medicine as an antithyroid drug.

Synonyms

thiocarbamide naphthyl phenyl methylthiourea dithiobiurea acylthiourea arylthiourea sulfourea isothiourea thiuret thiouridine aminothiourea

Rhymes With

pyorrhea priori a

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