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Definition of Thiourea
1. Noun. (organic compound) Any of a class of compounds based on NH2-CS-NH2 formally derived from urea by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur. It finds uses in photography as a fixing agent, in inorganic synthesis, and in medicine as an antithyroid drug.(R:Dictionary.com) ¹
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Definition of Thiourea
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Thiourea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thiourea
Literary usage of Thiourea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1892)
"... the author proceeds to describe his work, under the impression that this is
the first instance in which a mono substituted thiourea has been so studied, ..."
2. Treatise on General and Industrial Organic Chemistry by Ettore Molinari (1921)
"It is more stable towards water than phosgene, and with ammonia gives, not
thiourea, but ammonium thiocyanate. ..."
3. Text-book of Chemistry: Inorganic and Organic, with Toxicology; for Students by Rudolph August Witthaus (1919)
"thiourea is obtained by heating ammonium isothiocyanate: S:C:N(NH4)=S:C\£g', ...
By addition with alkyl halides thiourea forms salts of alkyl ..."
4. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Ethylene thiourea CAS No. 96-45-7 First Listed in the Fourth Annual Report on
Carcinogens Carcinogenicity There is sufficient evidence for the ..."
5. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"OSHA regulates thioacetamide under the Hazard Communication Standard and as a
chemical hazard in laboratories. thiourea CAS No. ..."
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