English Explanatory Dictionary

thiouracil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of heterocycles based on 2-thioxo-1H-pyrimidin-4-one; the parent compound interferes with the synthesis of thyroxine and is used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism

Word forms

thiouracil thiouracils

Etymology

From thio- + uracil.

Derived words

methylthiouracil propylthiouracil
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