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PTU

PTU is the initialism of police tactical unit.

PTU is the initialism of power transfer unit.

PTU is the initialism of paroxysmal tonic upgaze.

PTU is the abbreviation of propylthiouracil.

PTU is the abbreviation of phenylthiourea.

Meaning of propylthiouracil

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.

Meaning of phenylthiourea

Noun

phenylthiourea (countable and uncountable, plural phenylthioureas)

  1. Phenylthiocarbamide.

Forms of PTU

pluralPTUs

Questions about PTU

What is PTU the initialism of?
PTU is the initialism of police tactical unit.

Words near PTU in the dictionary

  1. PTSDer
  2. PTSDers
  3. PTSS
  4. PTT
  5. PTTs
  6. PTU
  7. ptui
  8. PTUs
  9. PTV
  10. PTVs
  11. PTW

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Adapted from Wiktionary: PTU (page history and authors); propylthiouracil (page history and authors); phenylthiourea (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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