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thioureas

thioureas is the plural of thiourea.

Meaning of thiourea

Noun

thiourea (plural thioureas)

  1. Any of a class of compounds based on NH₂-CS-NH₂, formally derived from urea by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur, used in photography as a fixing agent, in inorganic synthesis, and in medicine as an antithyroid drug.
    Synonyms:
    thiocarbamide

Questions about thioureas

What is thioureas the plural of?
Thioureas is the plural of thiourea.

Words near thioureas in the dictionary

  1. thiotrophy
  2. thiotropocin
  3. thiouracil
  4. thiouracils
  5. thiourea
  6. thioureas
  7. thioureylene
  8. thioureylenes
  9. thiouridine
  10. thiouridines
  11. thiouridylase

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