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propylthiouracil

UK/ˌpɹəʊ.pʌɪl.θʌɪ.əʊˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/US/ˌpɹoʊ.pəlˌθaɪ.oʊˈjʊɹ.əˌsɪl/

propylthiouracil noun: a thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.

Noun

propylthiouracil (uncountable)

  1. A thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.

Origin of propylthiouracil

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

Questions about propylthiouracil

What does propylthiouracil mean?
Propylthiouracil means a thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.
What part of speech is propylthiouracil?
Propylthiouracil is a noun.
How do you pronounce propylthiouracil?
Propylthiouracil is pronounced /ˌpɹəʊ.pʌɪl.θʌɪ.əʊˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/ (UK).

Words near propylthiouracil in the dictionary

  1. propylon
  2. propylons
  3. propylparaben
  4. propylpyrazoletriol
  5. propyls
  6. propylthiouracil
  7. propyne
  8. propynes
  9. propynyl
  10. propynyls
  11. propyperone

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