"hydroxyurea" meaning in English

See hydroxyurea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hydroxyureas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl blend English hydroxyl English hydroxy- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. French uréeder. New Latinder. English urea English hydroxyurea From hydroxy- + urea. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hydroxy-|urea|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? 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  1. (organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound Tags: uncountable, usually

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nAncient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor.\nFrench hydro-\nFrench -gène\nFrench hydrogènebor.\nEnglish hydrogen\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?\nAncient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)\nProto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os\nProto-Hellenic *génos\nAncient Greek γένος (génos)\nFrench oxygènebor.\nEnglish oxygen\nAncient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.\nFrenchder.\nEnglish -yl\nblend\nEnglish hydroxyl\nEnglish hydroxy-\nProto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der.\nAncient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō)\nAncient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der.\nFrench uréeder.\nNew Latinder.\nEnglish urea\nEnglish hydroxyurea\nFrom hydroxy- + urea.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hydroxyureas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "hydroxyurea (usually uncountable, plural hydroxyureas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eḱ-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed-",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound"
      ],
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        [
          "organic chemistry",
          "organic chemistry"
        ],
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          "hydroxylated",
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        ],
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          "urea",
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        [
          "antineoplastic",
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        ],
        [
          "drug",
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        ],
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          "derivative",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ],
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        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hydroxyurea"
}

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