Etymology

hydroxyurea

H4Y4D2R1O1X8Y4U1R1E1A1

Today it means: The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound Full definition →

English urea ← French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)
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  1. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  2. Frenchhydro-
  3. Frenchhydrogène
  4. Englishhydrogen
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchoxygène
  12. Englishoxygen
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishhydroxyl
  15. Englishhydroxy-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  17. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  18. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  19. Frenchurée
  20. Englishurea
  21. English todayhydroxyurea

From hydroxy- + urea.

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