"thiouracil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thiouracils [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English uracil English thiouracil From thio- + uracil. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thio-|uracil|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English uracil English thiouracil [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "sulfur", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰewh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θέειον", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θεῖον", "gloss" : "sulfur", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thio-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "uracil", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thiouracil", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="thiouracil"> From thio- + uracil. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thiouracil (plural thiouracils)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocycles based on 2-thioxo-1H-pyrimidin-4-one; the parent compound interferes with the synthesis of thyroxine and is used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism Derived forms: methylthiouracil, propylthiouracil Translations (Translations): tiouracile [feminine] (Italian)

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