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rhodanine

rhodanine noun: the heterocycle 2-thioxy-4-thiazolidinone, some of whose derivatives show anti-viral activity.

Noun

rhodanine (countable and uncountable, plural rhodanines)

  1. The heterocycle 2-thioxy-4-thiazolidinone, some of whose derivatives show anti-viral activity

Forms of rhodanine

pluralrhodanines

Origin of rhodanine

From ammonium rhodanide + -anine. (Ammonium rhodanide reacts with chloroacetic acid to produce rhodanine.)

Questions about rhodanine

What does rhodanine mean?
Rhodanine means the heterocycle 2-thioxy-4-thiazolidinone, some of whose derivatives show anti-viral activity.
What part of speech is rhodanine?
Rhodanine is a noun.
What is the plural of rhodanine?
The plural of rhodanine is rhodanines.

Words near rhodanine in the dictionary

  1. Rhodanians
  2. rhodanic acid
  3. rhodanic acids
  4. rhodanide
  5. rhodanides
  6. rhodanine
  7. rhodanines
  8. rhodanize
  9. rhodanized
  10. rhodanizes
  11. rhodanizing

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