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methylthiouracil

methylthiouracil noun: a thioamide, closely related to propylthiouracil, used as an antithyroid preparation.

Noun

methylthiouracil (uncountable)

  1. A thioamide, closely related to propylthiouracil, used as an antithyroid preparation.

Origin of methylthiouracil

From methyl + -thiouracil (“uracil derivative”).

Questions about methylthiouracil

What does methylthiouracil mean?
Methylthiouracil means a thioamide, closely related to propylthiouracil, used as an antithyroid preparation.
What part of speech is methylthiouracil?
Methylthiouracil is a noun.

Words near methylthiouracil in the dictionary

  1. methylthioninium
  2. methylthioninium chloride
  3. methylthios
  4. methylthiotransferase
  5. methylthiotransferases
  6. methylthiouracil
  7. methylthiourea
  8. methylthioureas
  9. methyltoxoflavin
  10. methyltransferase
  11. methyltransferases

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