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methimazole

UK/mɪˈθɪm.ə.zəʊl/US/məˈθɪm.əˌzoʊl/

methimazole is the alternative form of thiamazole.

Meaning of thiamazole

Noun

thiamazole (uncountable)

  1. An imidazole derivative that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone and is given orally in the treatment of hyperthyroidism; 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol, C₃H₂N₂(CH₃)(SH).

Forms of methimazole

pluralmethimazoles

Origin of methimazole

From meth- + thi- + (i)m(id)azole.

Words formed from methimazole

Questions about methimazole

What is methimazole the alternative form of?
Methimazole is the alternative form of thiamazole.
How do you pronounce methimazole?
Methimazole is pronounced /mɪˈθɪm.ə.zəʊl/ (UK).

Words near methimazole in the dictionary

  1. methides
  2. methies
  3. methiglum
  4. Methil
  5. Methilhill
  6. methimazole
  7. methimazoles
  8. methine
  9. methines
  10. methinic
  11. methink

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Adapted from Wiktionary: methimazole (page history and authors); thiamazole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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