Definition of Hydroxyurea

1. Noun. (organic compound) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH2CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound ¹

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Definition of Hydroxyurea

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hydroxyurea

1. Inhibitor of DNA synthesis (but not repair). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroxyurea

hydroxystilbamidine
hydroxystilbamidine isethionate
hydroxysuccinimide
hydroxytamoxifen
hydroxytamoxifens
hydroxytestosterone
hydroxytestosterones
hydroxytetracycline
hydroxytoluene
hydroxytoluic acid
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamines
hydroxytryptophan
hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase
hydroxytryptophol
hydroxyurea (current term)
hydroxyureas
hydroxyvitamin
hydroxyzine
hydroxyzine hydrochloride
hydroxyzines
hydrozincite
hydrozincites
hydrozirconation
hydrozoal
hydrozoan
hydrozoans
hydrozoon
hydrozoons

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