A synthetic crystalline compound used in photography and the manufacture of synthetic resins.
〔化〕硫脲
The sulphur analogue of urea; chemical formula: SC(NH₂)₂
Example sentencesExamples
All three have been shown to be active in a variety of yeast-based screens and there is some evidence that urethane and thiourea may induce free radicals in yeast cells.
Isothiocyanate reacts spontaneously with amino groups to form thiourea which interferes in the thyroid gland with the organification of iodide and the formation of thyroid hormone.
Though the mutagenic activity of ethylene thiourea is well documented, very little is known about the deleterious effects of zineb.
However, the presence of thiourea in the RB prevents effective protein alkylation by IAA.
IPI test results indicate the thiourea in the formula is the effective ingredient, converting image silver to stable silver sulfide.
Definition of thiourea in US English:
thiourea
nounˌTHīōyəˈrēə
Chemistry
A synthetic crystalline compound used in photography and the manufacture of synthetic resins.
〔化〕硫脲
The sulfur analog of urea; chemical formula: SC(NH₂)₂
Example sentencesExamples
IPI test results indicate the thiourea in the formula is the effective ingredient, converting image silver to stable silver sulfide.
However, the presence of thiourea in the RB prevents effective protein alkylation by IAA.
Though the mutagenic activity of ethylene thiourea is well documented, very little is known about the deleterious effects of zineb.
All three have been shown to be active in a variety of yeast-based screens and there is some evidence that urethane and thiourea may induce free radicals in yeast cells.
Isothiocyanate reacts spontaneously with amino groups to form thiourea which interferes in the thyroid gland with the organification of iodide and the formation of thyroid hormone.