THIOUREA

Etymology

Noun

thiourea (plural thioureas)

(organic compound) 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

Source: Wiktionary



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