English Explanatory Dictionary

rhodanine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

rhodanine rhodanines

Etymology

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

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