Meanings
nounhydroxyurea (usually uncountable, plural hydroxyureas)
plural hydroxyureas
- uncountableusuallychemistryThe hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound
Origin
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishhydroxy-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
- Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
- Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
- Frenchurée
- Englishurea
- Englishhydroxyurea
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APA
hydroxyurea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyurea
MLA
“hydroxyurea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyurea. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxyurea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyurea.
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