thioureas

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A form of thiourea — Any of a class of compounds based on NH₂-CS-NH₂, formally derived from urea by replacing the oxygen atom with sulfur, used in photography as a fixing agent, in inorganic synthesis, and in medicine as an antithyroid drug.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of thiourea
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