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PROPYLTHIOURACIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does propylthiouracil mean?
• PROPYLTHIOURACIL (noun)
The noun PROPYLTHIOURACIL has 1 sense:
1. a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
Familiarity information: PROPYLTHIOURACIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("propylthiouracil" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
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