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thiourea

[ thahy-oh-yoo-ree-uh, -yoor-ee-uh ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.


thiourea

/ ˌθɪəʊˈʊəɪə /

noun

  1. a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a bitter taste that forms addition compounds with metal ions and is used in photographic fixing, rubber vulcanization, and the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: H 2 NCSNH 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

thiourea

/ ٳī′ō--ŧə /

  1. A lustrous white crystalline compound used as a developer in photography and photocopying and in various organic syntheses. Thiourea has the same structure as urea, but with a sulfur atom in place of the oxygen atom. Chemical formula: CH 4 N 2 S.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of thiourea1

From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; thio-, urea
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Example Sentences

In all, 57 tons of potassium amyl xanthate, used in mines and pulp mills, and thiourea dioxide, used to manufacture textiles, were aboard the Zim Kingston in four containers: two that fell overboard and the two that caused the onboard fire.

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Many plants, including broccoli, evolved to produce bitter-tasting chemicals like thiourea to avoid being eaten.

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Discovered by accident, the polymer is able to self-heal when a small crack forms thanks to a substance called thiourea.

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Sometimes she wears a ventilator mask, such as when using thiourea dioxide, a color remover.

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