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hydroxyurea

hydroxyurea noun: the hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound.

Noun

hydroxyurea (usually uncountable, plural hydroxyureas)

  1. (usually) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound

Forms of hydroxyurea

pluralhydroxyureas

Origin of hydroxyurea

From hydroxy- + urea.

Questions about hydroxyurea

What does hydroxyurea mean?
Hydroxyurea means the hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is hydroxyurea?
Hydroxyurea is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyurea?
The plural of hydroxyurea is hydroxyureas.

Words near hydroxyurea in the dictionary

  1. hydroxytryptamines
  2. hydroxytryptophan
  3. hydroxytryptophans
  4. hydroxytyrosol
  5. hydroxytyrosols
  6. hydroxyurea
  7. hydroxyureas
  8. hydroxyuria
  9. hydroxyvalerate
  10. hydroxyvitamin
  11. hydroxyvitamins

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