THIOUREA


Meaning of THIOUREA in English

/thuy'oh yoo ree"euh, -yoor"ee euh/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber. Also called thiocarbamide .

[ 1890-95; ]

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