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propylthiouracil
noun
a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑organic compound

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\\|prōpə̇l+\ noun
Etymology: propyl + thiouracil
: a crystalline compound C7H10N2OS used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter — called also 6-propyl-2-thiouracil

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/proh'pil thuy'oh yoor"euh sil/, n. Pharm.
a white crystalline compound, C7H10N2OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
[PROPYL + THIOURACIL]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.