thiouracil (English, noun)
expansion: thiouracil (plural thiouracils)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: thiouracils
tags: plural